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45 | THE WEEK

News, arts, and more every day at independent.com

Calendar of Events

(Jack Crosbie and Jake Blair) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Arts & Entertainment Listings

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Fiesta 2013

(Chelsea Lyon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

COVER 53 | A&E STORY Arts Life

Your Complete Guide to Old Spanish Days

(Independent Staff) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Art Seen Grayson Perry (Charles Donelan) . . . . . . . 55

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Classical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Preview The Magic Flute (Charles Donelan) . . . . . 57

59 | BEST OF BALLOT

Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Review The Fox on the Fairway (Joseph Miller) . . 58

Best of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll . . . . 59

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News of the Week (Independent Staff) . . . . . 10 Feature: Jesusita Fire Settlement Reached (Ray Ford) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

21 | OPINIONS

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

This Modern World (Tom Tomorrow) . . . . . . 23 In Memoriam: Roy Wentz

(Laura Kath) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

On the Beat (Barney Brantingham) . . . . . . . . . 27

Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Review ADaPT Festival 2013

24 | ODDS & ENDS

Pop, Rock & Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Preview Balmorhea (Aly Comingore) . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Positively State Street (Aly Comingore) . . 65

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . . . 70

(Elizabeth Schwyzer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

67 | FILM

Reviews Fruitvale Station (Josef Woodard) . . . . . . . . . 67 The To Do List (Josef Woodard) . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Movie Guide (Aly Comingore) . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Restaurant Guy (John Dickson) . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Legals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Well-Being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Authorities arrested three more people in connection with the Cottage Grove Avenue gang stabbing on 7/13 that left four people with moderate to serious injuries. Authorities have declined to release any additional information on the incident or say what sparked the large brawl, but sources told The Santa Barbara Independent that both the suspects and the victims are members of the Westside gang. Eight individuals are now booked in Santa Barbara County Jail on charges of attempted murder and participation in a criminal street gang. Investigators with the Santa Barbara Police Department and County Sheriff’s Office made the additional arrests last Wednesday after serving search warrants at seven different locations in Goleta and Santa Barbara. The three arrested are as follows: Adrianna Rosemary Marie Burkett, 22; Nancy Moreno, 22; and Iris Pineda, 23. Their bail amounts are $1.2 million each.

FREQUENT FLIERS: Michael Cardenas (above) is named in the city’s proposed gang injunction, and Ismael Parra (below) was arrested in a 2008 federal sweep of the Eastside gang called Operation Gator Roll.

BY T Y L E R H AY D E N ’ve handed down sentences like this for the last 10 years, and I’m still at a loss for why this continues to happen,” Judge Brian Hill said Tuesday as he ordered two Santa Barbara gang members to prison for 15 years to life.“We’re losing part of a generation of young Latino males.” Michael Cardenas and Ismael Parra were convicted in March of second-degree murder for what Hill called the “vicious and unprovoked” fatal beating of 37-year-old George Ied as he walked home from work along the Milpas Street corridor in October 2010. During the weeklong trial, Cardenas — known in gang circles as “Psycho Mike” for his proclivity for violence — would emerge as the ringleader of the attack, urging Parra, Parra’s younger brother Miguel, and Steven Santana to punch, kick, and stomp Ied into unconsciousness. While Ismael took the stand in his own defense, Cardenas remained silent. On Tuesday, Cardenas’s defense attorney, Adam Pearlman, asked that sentencing be delayed one to two weeks so his client could get married. Hill, noting Cardenas would be behind bars no matter the timing, denied the request. Hill also dismissed Pearlman’s motion for a new trial. The attorney argued not enough evidence was presented to prove Cardenas displayed “implied malice,” a requirement for the second-degree murder conviction. “There was ample, ample, significant, sufficient” evidence to show the verdict was warranted, Hill responded. Before Cardenas begins his 15-years-to-life sentence — meaning his first chance for parole will come after 15 years — he will first serve three years in prison for a battery that occurred just hours before the assault on Ied. In an incident caught on video, Ismael Parra punched an unidentified victim outside a liquor store with Cardenas standing nearby. Though Pearlman petitioned Hill to have the two sentences overlap, Hill — citing Cardenas’s past misdeeds and what he called his “evil character”— ordered

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they be completed back-to-back. In an unrelated case, Cardenas pleaded guilty in May to assault charges stemming from two violent attacks that occurred on the Eastside in November 2009. For those beatings, he’ll serve another nine years that will be added to the other two sentences. Ismael Parra’s attorney, Michael Hanley, also filed for a new trial on Tuesday. He argued that Ismael only struck Ied on the legs and did so just to “gain standing” within the group so they would heed his requests to end the attack. Though Hill denied the motion, he ruled that Ismael’s three-year sentence on the battery conviction be served concurrently with the 15-years-to-life sentence, a sentencing to contrast Cardenas’s and his comparative level of culpability in the attacks. During the trial, Ismael said on the stand that he punched the first victim himself to save the man from a worse pounding at the hands of Cardenas and Steven Santana. After the sentencing hearing, Deputy District Attorney Hilary Dozer — in charge of his office’s gang unit — said it’s common for California’s parole board to deny a gang member convicted of murder the first parole request. The board will often not allow the inmate to re-petition for another five years as well, he said. Both Santana and Miguel Parra took plea deals in the Ied case — admitting to voluntary manslaughter with a gang enhancement — and face a maximum of 21 years behind bars. Santana testified against the other three in exchange for the plea bargain, and Miguel reached his after the murder case against him ended in a hung jury. They’ll each be sentenced at a later date. Prosecutor Hans Almgren, explaining Hill’s decision was expected, said much credit for the conviction should go to responding officers and their legwork. Officers Thomas Eccles, Aaron Tudor, and Thomas Van Eyck went door to door in search of witnesses the night Ied was attacked, only to find the Parra brothers burning bloody clothing in their backyard. Developing leads from there, authorities would track down

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The Sheriff’s department has confirmed that the body found inside a white Chevy pickup truck is Timothy Goodwin, 55, the registered owner of the vehicle. He was first reported missing in March 2012. At the time, Goodwin had been unemployed for a year. Previously, he installed telephone lines for Verizon. He reportedly suffered from anxiety, depression, and alcoholism. A Sheriff’s helicopter spotted the truck on 7/4, 300 feet below a cliff off Painted Cave Road near Highway 154. Before Goodwin disappeared, he had withdrawn the last of his savings and tidied up his Cinderella Lane apartment, leaving behind most of his belongings. His death is under investigation.

Santana and Cardenas soon after.“Without that good investigation, this case may never have been solved,” Almgren said. Ied’s parents were unable to attend Tuesday’s sentencing — they live in Syria, which their son ﬂed as a refugee some years ago — so his father submitted a victim’s impact statement to the court. But because he wasn’t there in person, it wasn’t read aloud. Portions of it are reproduced here: “During our lives we go through many hardships and struggles, yet nothing prepares us for something like this. Tears and screams have done nothing to ease our pains. … Burying your own child, your ﬂesh and blood, your heart, is worse than a thousand deaths. … He was our little brother, the treasure of the family, the baby. Can you imagine your baby snatched from your hands and there is not a damn thing you can do about it? Is that fair? His mother remembered every minute of his life and relives it each morning only to be devastated by the ending, an ending she wished would just one time change. Her life is just a wait, waiting for it all to be over and ■ end the misery and endless pain.”

KEYT News anchor and local celebrity Paula Lopez (above) was arrested for public intoxication on Monday, 7/29, at about 4:30 p.m., according to the Sheriff’s Office. She was picked up by deputies at the intersection of North San Marcos Road and Via Piccoli and booked into County Jail. She was released with a citation and must appear in court. In February, Lopez was reported missing, and the Sheriff’s Office initiated a search that included a helicopter and K-9 teams. She was found safe and reunited with her family the same day. Eighteen-year-old Carpinteria resident John Rios was arrested 7/27 for allegedly attempt-

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A UCSB student charged with filing a false rape report after she solicited a man to beat her up in exchange for sex was sentenced Thursday to 60 days in Santa Barbara County Jail and three years of probation. As part of her no-contest plea, 20-year-old Morgan Triplett is also required to complete 200 hours of community service, undergo 60 hours of mental-health treatment, and pay a $710 fine. Triplett had traveled to UC Santa Cruz in February for a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender conference where, according to authorities, she organized a strange and perverse scenario in a desperate attempt to save a troubled relationship. On February 17, Triplett called 9-1-1 to report she had been raped while looking for banana slugs. Though she gave a detailed description of the supposed suspect, which prompted detectives to detain and question several people and put the Santa Cruz community on high alert, authorities became suspicious when Triplett refused to provide her clothing as evidence or allow DNA samples to be sent away for testing. Over the course of their 11-day investigation, police determined Triplett had instead met a man through Craigslist who agreed to kick and punch her and be paid afterward with sex. Triplett would eventually admit to fabricating the rape incident. Johanna Schonfield, Santa Cruz County assistant district attorney, said the male subject was not charged with any crime because there was no evidence to suggest he knew Triplett was going to submit a false police report. And because he hit Triplett with her consent, he couldn’t be charged with battery, Schonfield explained. Previously, in March 2012, Triplett contacted the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office to report someone had tried to rape her as she took out her trash in Isla Vista, where she resides. She alleged a man approached her from behind, put a knife to her neck, and tried to pull down her pants. A skateboarder riding by the scene scared the purported suspect away, she told detectives. No suspects were ever identified or caught, Schonfield said, and it’s not known if the report was truthful or not. In both instances, Schonfield noted, Triplett claimed her attacker smelled of cigarette smoke. Triplett’s attorney, Santa Cruz public defender Jack Lamar, was unavailable for comment, but Schonfield said she heard from him that Triplett is currently in counseling and is close to graduating from UCSB with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Schonfield said false rape reports are extremely rare and hopes this unusual case will not dissuade — Tyler Hayden women who have been actually assaulted from coming forward.

High-profile landlord Dario Pini and attorneys for the City of Santa Barbara have reached a settlement over the 64-count complaint filed last fall alleging that Pini systematically kept 27 rental properties in serious subpar conditions to the detriment of both his tenants and their neighbors. According to the settlement, Pini will pay a fine of $35,000; he will also pay an indeterminate amount to hire well-known attorney — and former district attorney — Stan Roden to serve as special master for the next five years. As such, Roden will be responsible for keeping Pini on track with repairs in a timely fashion, meeting with Pini every quarter to ensure the work gets done. The settlement is far less severe than what City Attorney Steve Wiley initially proposed: civil fines up to $16,000 a day for each property. In addition, he demanded that Pini’s vast real estate empire be placed in a court receivership.

COUNTY Assemblymember Das Williams lost his office at the State Capitol after playing hooky on some important votes. He missed the last floor

session before summer break on 7/3 because he was attending his mother-in-law’s wedding in Hawai‘i. According to the Los Angeles Times, speaker John Perez “can be touchy about members who are late or absent,” but his secretary said Williams requested the move. He has been moved to a smaller office, and some of his aides will be exiled to an annex office.

After a week of hype and excitement, UCSB’s corpse flower (above) bloomed on 7/30, filling the campus greenhouse with its signature putrid smell that knocked visitors back on their heels. Hundreds of people lined up to gawk at the rare plant indigenous to Sumatra’s rainforests and designed to attract fertilizing flesh flies and carrion beetles. UCSB’s plant, named Chanel, cont’d page 12 was artificially inseminated

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ing to intimidate a witness who saw him riding his motorcycle inside Skater’s Point on 7/21. After tooling around on his mini off-road bike in the city park and on nearby sidewalks and parking lots — parts of the joy ride were caught on tape — Rios loaded his motorcycle onto his truck parked nearby on Cabrillo Boulevard. As the witness wrote down the truck’s license plate number, Rios threatened the person, according to the police report. In addition to attempting to prevent a witness from reporting a crime, Rios is charged with reckless driving and use of unauthorized equipment in a skateboard facility.

Anti-Gang Group Tracks Results ith all the talk about gangs lately, one would think Santa Barbara is in the midst of a crime epidemic. According to numbers shared by South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs coordinator Saul Serrano at a conference on Monday and then again at the City Council on Tuesday, however, juvenile infractions seem to have decreased significantly in recent years. In 2009, there were 368 juveniles on probation, 306 with gang terms and conditions. Thirty-five kids got off probation. Fast-forward to 2013, and those numbers are 296, 203, and 79. Deputy Chief Probation Officer Steven DeLira added that over the past 10 years, Juvenile Hall admissions have decreased by 45 percent, and staff for juveniles is down 37 percent (or 40 positions) while the total population of juveniles in the county has decreased by only 5 percent over that same time period. Numbers compiled by the Police Department and Sheriff ’s Office also indicate that gang-related incidents have decreased over the past few years. The number of females with gang terms have flatlined countywide, DeLira told The Santa Barbara Independent. In fact such numbers have been dropping statewide and nationwide for reasons that experts are still trying to sort out. Locally, the South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs was formed in response to a 2007 spike in violence, including the stabbing of 15-year-old Angel Linares near Saks Fifth Avenue on State Street. Because of its location and fatal result, that particular stabbing galvanized city and community leaders and started Santa Barbara on a path to a proposed gang injunction and turned gangs into a political hot potato. When market worker George Ied was randomly beaten to death by gang members — two of whom were sentenced Tuesday — on the Eastside in 2010, that only furthered the perception that gang activity was getting out of hand. Individual participants in the Gang Task Force — including government officials — have complained since its inception that its meetings are full of sound and fury but that they accomplish little. Perhaps it didn’t help that the first coordinator was a blustery orator from Los Angeles who had trouble finding allies in Santa Barbara and whose theatrical presentations eventually felt incommensurate with his actions. In contrast, Serrano is homegrown, understated, and quietly seems to have devised modest but concrete goals for the Task Force. Those include a centralized database for “at risk” youth that tracks data from Probation, schools, and service providers — initially the Community Action Commission. Such a database would aid both administrators — who would be able to identify gaps in service — and families, who could log in to obtain information or seek referals for service. UCSB professor Jill Sharkey, who is heading up the effort, compares it to mint

GANG OF ONE: Saul Serrano, coordinator of

the South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs, brought about 200 participants to a Service Provider Summit at the Carrillo Rec Center Monday. Most of the providers cater to youth rather than gangs specifically.

.com, a website that can track all of your financial accounts. Information-sharing agreements have been obtained from all of the participating agencies, but fundraising and software hurdles still stand between the concept and its realization. Agencies and nonprofits are doing the work “in the trenches,” said Serrano, suggesting that progress needs to be looked at over time rather than after quarterly meetings. Still, at the City Council meeting Tuesday, Councilmember Bendy White urged Serrano to devise concrete goals and metrics for the Task Force so that both the public and potential funders can gauge its success. Serrano responded that he and a committee are in the process of doing so. Serrano’s other goal is to foster more collaboration among the area’s many service providers who on the one hand radiate a generosity of spirit, but on the other have a history of climbing on each other’s backs fighting for grant money. To that end, he is attempting to arrange a monthly meeting. He also put together a summit on Monday that included high-profile speakers such as former sex slave and current social entrepreneur Carissa Phelps and writer and former gang member Luis Rodriguez. The most impactful speaker may have been S.B. original police officer Adrian Gutierrez, who grew up on the Eastside and still lives there. He shared a number of personal stories that he had never told publicly before. For instance, he said one of his friends was shot by a cop when he was growing up, and now he is friends with that officer. He saw another friend be killed by a store owner, he said. He told the story of a rude Westsider with an incarcerated father he met at a truancy hearing. The boy, alone, called his cell phone the next Thanksgiving. When Gutierrez invited him over, he said he couldn’t be seen on the Eastside. So the officer met him at Shoreline Park, and they ate turkey off the hood of his car at midnight. The boy then joined the Police cont’d page 12 Activities League. august 1, 2013

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KILLING WITH LAUGHTER: “When I graduated from the police academy, my father asked, ‘Are you trying to kill me?’” joked Officer Adrian Gutierrez.

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with pollen from the titan arum that recently bloomed in Washington. Though the flower will wither away in the next day, greenhouse manager Danica Taber has enjoyed all the attention it’s getting, despite the rotten fumes. She’s worked with other weird and funky plants, but said of this strange botanical specimen, “It’s the smelliest I’ve smelled without question.” Schools in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties will split up $8.5 million to spend on energy efficiency, according to State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson. The funds are a result of Proposition 39, which closes a corporate tax loophole and earmarks half the resulting revenue for energy-saving and job-creation efforts. School proceeds are based on a formula that takes into account daily attendance and poverty. The big winners on the South Coast, according to estimates by Jackson’s press officer, are Santa Barbara Unified, Goleta Union, and Carpinteria Unified, with $750,000, $190,000, and $120,000, respectively. The other area districts are expected to receive roughly $50,000 each.

Plans to build a third fire station in Montecito seemed to be completely off the table earlier this month, but after a Montecito Fire board meeting on 7/22, it appears the proposal may eventually move forward. AMEC, a consulting company, drafted an environmental impact report (EIR) for the station, but it was rejected by a judge a few months ago. Now, AMEC said it could modify the original EIR for $8,000. The district hopes AMEC will cover these costs. Even

There seemed to be only four teenagers — not gang members — in the room, two representing the Academy of Healing Arts and two representing the Santa Barbara County Youth Corps. Any solution to gang violence, the emotional Luis Rodriguez said, would need to include the gangs themselves. “There is a way for us to work with law enforcement as members of the same family,” he said, soon before he broke into tears. “These tears,” he said, “are only because I want you to come alive.”

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if AMEC does cover the rework, however, some boardmembers expressed concern that the required legal expenses to keep the ball rolling could cost the district tens of thousands of dollars.

ENVIRONMENT New Orleans–based reporter Mike Ludwig delivered an eye-opening article on the Santa Barbara Channel last week, when he published a special investigation on offshore hydraulic fracturing, a resource-extraction technique better known by the nationally controversial term “fracking.” After learning that Venoco Inc. had fracked offshore in 2011, Ludwig filed a series of Freedom of Information Act requests, and found that Ventura-based DCOR, which runs 11 of the 24 rigs off of California, had also received permission to frack. The report was seen by a number of agencies around the region and state, and it may lead to revisions in how experimental offshore drilling is permitted. See independent .com/truthout for a link to the story. The Santa Barbara chapter of 350.org, a global movement to solve the climate crisis, rallied cyclists, environmentalists, and other supporters at Linden Field in Carpinteria on 7/27. Wearing colorful signs criticizing fossil-fuel industries and shale oil production, more than 100 participants called for a more urgent transition to renewable energy. The event included workshops about fossil-fuel divestment, the dangers of fracking, how to ban certain fossil-fuel practices on the municipal level, and how to put a price on carbon. Rally par-

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People of Native American ancestry from all over California converged in Solvang last week to take part in a hearing hosted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is updating its process for how tribes become federally recognized. Among other tribes speaking out for a more transparent, streamlined, and affordable process was the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation, a group with about 2,500 members from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties that formed in the early 1980s and has been working toward federal status ever since. The band’s tribal chair, Michael Cordero, a retired teacher who can trace his lineage all the way back to the West Beach village of Syuxtun, said that the band filed a “letter of intent” decades ago and has been working to prove each member’s status since. “It’s quite expensive,” said Cordero, noting that they must hire archaeologists, anthropologists, and other experts to establish their case. “Basically, they want the tribe to have genealogical records of their members completed to show that they can prove their descendancy.” He said that’s particularly challenging in California, where many indigenous peoples were shuffled around and/or grouped together during the mission period. Though some of last week’s speakers had things to say about the status of the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians — the tribe that achieved recognition more than a century ago and now operate the Chumash Casino — the Thursday afternoon hearing did not deal with their status. “Since the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians was federally recognized in 1901,” said the tribe’s government affairs officer, Sam Cohen, “the revisions — Matt Kettmann don’t apply to the Santa Ynez Chumash tribe.”

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ticipants included County Supervisor Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara City Councilmember Cathy Murillo, and Santa Barbara council candidate Megan Diaz Alley. “We have the ingenuity, the technology, the know-how, and the capability to make the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy,” said Katie Davis, a graduate of Al Gore’s The Climate Reality Project. “All we need is the will.” State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson spoke at Santa Barbara’s first celebration of the statewide “Swimmable California Day” at East Beach, where Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and Reef & Run hosted ocean races to promote keeping area waters clean and swimmable. After Jackson delivered a brief speech on the shoreline outside the Cabrillo Bathhouse, dozens of participants jumped in the ocean for 500-meter, 1,000-meter, and one-mile races. Penny Owens, education and outreach coordinator for Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, said Swimmable California Day invites state residents to enjoy their local waters and work toward keeping them healthy. “Today, we’re celebrating the importance of clean water and raising awareness that we can all take actions ourselves, in our daily lives, to reduce our impact on the environment,” Owens said.

BUSINESS After serving Goleta for more than 30 years, the Elephant Bar restaurant near Santa Barbara Airport will shut its doors for good on 8/18, with restaurant officials citing the

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At an event sparked by dissatisfaction with the George Zimmerman trial verdict and described by participants as powerful and sobering, community members and elected officials gathered Tuesday night to talk freely about race relations in Santa Barbara. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa SPEAKING UP: Charles Reed addresses a panel of elected Barbara teamed up officials and law enforcement representatives about race with the UCSB Center relations in Santa Barbara. for Black Studies Research to host the public forum at the Louise Lowry Davis Center a few weeks after the Florida man was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin. Those who spoke — many exceeded the two-minute time cap — included an organizer of UCSB’s Coalition for Justice, opponents of the proposed gang injunction, a self-pronounced “gang kid,” a self-identified “white-skinned, privileged” woman, a black police chaplain and community pastor, several black women concerned about the safety of their sons, and many others who sought to answer an important question asked at the beginning of the night by a 13-year-old member of the Santa Barbara Youth Council, Ciara Gullap-Moore: “What do we hope to achieve by hosting this rally?” “What we have to do is take personal responsibility,” said one woman. She talked about offensive jokes, often dismissed as funny or harmless. “I decided long ago that I would not let those things go by,” she said. “We all have to say we aren’t going to condone it.” After listening to the public speakers, city councilmembers Cathy Murillo and Frank Hotchkiss, SBPD media spokesperson Sgt. Riley Harwood, County Sheriff Bill Brown, Goleta Mayor Roger Aceves, and County Supervisor Janet Wolf discussed potential improvements for race relations such as the “golden rule of good law enforcement” and community outreach efforts. Acknowledging that he was at odds with a few people in the room, Brown advocated for the city’s proposed gang injunction, claiming he witnessed a fairly successful one in Lompoc. One of the final public commentators, UCSB Chicana and Chicano Studies Professor Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval, said, “My all-time favorite band says anger is a gift. There will be something that comes from this. Our hearts are broken, and we start moving.” — Kelsey Brugger

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surrounding area’s lack of economic growth as the cause of the closing. Leslie Liberatore, a spokesperson for the national chain, said the company decided to shutter the Goleta location after it “reexamined” the economic condition of that restaurant and the surrounding area. “That part of Goleta, since the recession, just hasn’t showed a lot of growth,” Liberatore said. “That trade area is not thriving.” Liberatore said Elephant Bar is not in any sort of financial trouble and said the “growing company” even has plans to expand to Huntington Beach, after just opening a new location in Northridge. The chain also plans to keep open all of its other 46 locations, which span across 10 different states. Boutique hotel chain Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is staking its claim in the Good Land, as it recently took over the former Holiday Inn on Calle Real and renamed it simply Hotel Goleta. Kimpton also owns The Canary Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara as well as more than 50 other stylish properties in San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and about two dozen other locations. Hotel Goleta is currently open for business, although not yet being promoted as a member of the Kimpton portfolio or offering any of the company’s signature services, according to Kimpton’s representative Faith Yi. That should happen next summer, she explained in an email, and until then, Yi explained, “Hotel Goleta will operate much as it has in the past.” The hotel offers 160 rooms, a swimming pool, outdoor patio bar, and on-site restaurant. ■ augusT 1, 2013

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t’s unclear just how many phone calls Ann Comer — Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) chief Sherrie Fisher’s designated scapegoat — has gotten from Santa Barbara bus riders alarmed about massive cuts in their bus service. But clearly, not as many as Fisher had hoped. Fisher had gone so far as to post Comer’s phone number and email address on the wall at a public hearing held Wednesday to discuss just how bad those cuts could be. More than 100 people showed up to speak their piece and hear the various ways MTD officials have devised to hack, trim, and eliminate enough bus trips and bus routes to offset the $4.6 million worth of federal transit funds it might not get. Unless funding is restored, 50 bus drivers could lose their jobs, and MTD would be forced to cut service by 30 percent. Fisher told those in attendance not to bother calling their state, federal, or local elected officials; they’re already supportive. Instead, she urged those in attendance to contact Comer, the division chief for the Department of Labor’s Statutory Programs. That makes her the key point person in a triangulated highstakes showdown taking place between California Governor Jerry Brown, the Dept. of Labor, and the Teamsters Union over pension fund reform and collective bargaining rights. Caught in the immediate crossfire, however, is MTD. But so, too, are 20 other transit districts throughout the State of California. At peril is $1.2 billion in federal transit funds these agencies had been banking on. “I think they’re going to get a lot of phone calls,” Fisher told the crowd, speaking of Comer and her office. But by the time anyone attending could have called, Comer was already gone. According to the greeting Comer left on her answering machine, she would not be at work Thursday afternoon. Nor would she be at work at all on Friday, she explained, due to medical matters. She wasn’t in the office Monday, either. (Comer, by the way, had given Fisher permission to post her name and number.) For months, Fisher had tried to get someone from Labor on the phone but without success. Ultimately Fisher would make contact, but it took the intervention of Congressmember Lois Capps to arrange the conversation. The discourse at Wednesday’s well-attended meeting was both moving and conspicuously devoid of the finger-pointing and chestthumping typical of such sky-is-falling sessions. By contrast, much genuine regard and affection was expressed by the speakers for

SERIOUS BUSINESS: Dave Davis, MTD chair, exclaims of possible loss of federal funds, “This is a major structural change.”

the bus services provided by MTD and for the bus drivers themselves. A couple of speakers went out of their way to express support for the Teamsters Union and the sanctity of the collective bargaining process. Only one speaker spoke disparagingly about the union. “We are heartsick about even having to discuss it,” said Fisher before rolling out a menu of possible cuts. Under one scenario, at least four lines would be eliminated outright, including downtown Santa Barbara’s crosstown shuttle and the bus line to the Mission. But for 13 other lines, the frequency of service would be reduced on weekdays to the level of service now provided on weekends. For those, weekend service would disappear altogether.

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Esther Trujillo, speaking for UCSB’s 3,200 graduate students, said the loss of weekend bus service would prove devastating to 80 percent of the grad students who rely on MTD. While classes may only be taught on weekdays, she stressed much critical work takes place on campus during weekend hours. An employee at Hillside House on Las Positas Road — a residential facility for the developmentally disabled — said residents and workers alike relied on weekend bus service for grocery shopping and other necessary excursions. Cottage Hospital is open seven days a week, the MTD board was told by many speakers, and reduced weekend service would make it extremely diﬃcult for countless hospital workers to get to work on time. A couple of seniors living at St. Vincent’s noted that many residents have given up their cars and relied on MTD to get where they needed to be. In all, 24 people would testify. Most spoke of how reliant they were on MTD for fundamental transit needs and how disruptive the proposed cuts would be for them and others. One asked what plans MTD had made to secure alternate funding sources so that such cuts were not necessary. Several suggested how certain bus routes could be consolidated or redrawn rather than cut. Olivia Uribe with the Latino Democrats urged the board to ﬁrst exhaust its reserves and dip into its unallocated capital funds before imposing any of the proposed reductions. One woman lambasted the MTD boardmembers for failing to reach out cont’d page 17 not just to Capps but to all augusT 1, 2013

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the California congressmembers who represent transit districts in similar hot water. “There’s power in numbers,” she exclaimed. “Don’t send one letter. Send a letter signed by everyone in the state. That’s where the power is. It’s not in Santa Barbara.” For the record, Capps did in fact insert herself into the issue, arranging a conference call in which officials from the Dept. of Labor conferred with MTD officials and NO SILVER LINING: (foreground from left) George Amoon, Sherrie Fisher, and Jerry Estrada of MTD outline choices that range personnel with Teamfrom bad to worse in terms of service cuts. sters Local , which represents MTD workers. Based on that conversation, it appeared given the number of transit services involved, that the framework for a partial and tempo- that’s become a major problem. MTD and the rary solution — one that would allow MTD Teamsters agreed that the first pulse of federal to receive $2.3 million — had been arrived money — $2.3 million — was slated to be issued at. Since that exchange, MTD has submitted before the pension reform act went into effect mountains of paperwork, but Fisher insists no this January. The two joined forces to lobby the movement has taken place at the federal level. Dept. of Labor for release of that first payment, The problem started when Governor but to date, there’s been no movement. Without Brown’s pension reform act went into effect these funds, MTD estimates it will have to cut this January. That groundbreaking legislation services by 30 percent no later than January. created a two-tiered retirement payment sys- It will make it that far only by cannibalizing tem: one for new employees (who pay more), reserves and some capital funds. But even with and another for employees hired before Janu- that first $2.3 million, MTD will find itself back ary. The law applies to MTD bus drivers even in the same leaky boat it’s in right now come though they aren’t technically public employ- January. ees and even though their retirement fund doesn’t involve any of the financially troubled WHAT A MESS state retirement funds. In fact, MTD drivers At the state level, Assemblymember Luis Alejo participate in a Teamsters-run pension fund introduced a bill to exempt transit districts that is overseen by the federal government. from the provisions of the governor’s pension And it is, by all accounts, healthy and flush. reform bill. Alejo’s bill, by all accounts, is floatStill, by a quirk of bureaucratic technicalities, ing facedown in the water, never having been MTD had to adopt the new pension system, reported out of committee. But it’s not officially something bitterly, almost religiously, opposed dead. While this mess has reportedly captured by the Teamsters, which contends that changes the attention of the federal representatives in to the pension system must be negotiated at the affected transit districts, they are allegedly the bargaining table, not by legislative fiat. As a waiting to see what happens with the Alejo bill. tactical and practical matter, the Teamsters are (It’s rumored that Gov. Brown would veto the loath to allow their smaller bargaining units to bill should it ever land on his desk; to maintain accept such conditions for fear of setting a dan- political credibility, he can’t allow so monugerous precedent that could pose problems for mental a bill as the pension reform bill to be drivers negotiating with other major employ- tampered with so soon after passage. And he ers. MTD and its drivers have been operating certainly can’t allow such tampering to benefit without a contract for the past year, but are still a union as unsympathetic with the public as the Teamsters.) in contract talks. What gave the Teamsters’ objections new As the feds wait for the state bill, the state weight are federal regulations adopted by the legislators are looking to the feds for action. Dept. of Labor that require transit districts At last Wednesday’s meeting, Capps sent a receiving federal funds to bargain in good representative, as did State Senator Hannahfaith with their employees. Typically, MTD Beth Jackson. The only elected official to show receives about $4.6 million a year in federal up was Santa Barbara Councilmember Cathy transit funds, distributed in two equal pulses Murillo, who afterward expressed great frussix months apart. That’s about 21 percent of the tration at what appears to be a certain train district’s total operating budget. As an impor- wreck. tant formality, the Dept. of Labor checks with In the meantime, all sides are hoping to buy Teamsters Local  before such funds are more time. In the case of MTD, it might have released to ensure that collective bargaining to borrow it with interest. MTD officials have rules are being followed. This year, Local  approached the Santa Barbara County Assofiled an objection, citing the imposition of new ciation of Governments — which dispenses pension terms and conditions from the pen- most of the state, federal, and local transportasion reform act. Based on that, the Dept. of tion dollars spent throughout Santa Barbara Labor put a freeze on any federal transit funds County — for help. It remains to be seen what help, if any, SBCAG can or will provide. No going to MTD. To date, the Dept. of Labor has yet to deter- one wants to get stuck for the bill if none of the mine that this actually violates federal law. federal funds are released. 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As for the suspects, both Larsen and Ilenstine were seen using brush cutters near the area where the fire started by trail runner David Thompson. On Monday, May 11, Ilenstine’s attorney Sam Eaton sent a letter to Santa Barbara City Fire Chief Pat McElroy, indicating his client and another man, later identified as Larsen, had been conducting vegetation clearance on Jesusita Trail PINPOINTED: This map shows exactly the morning the fire where the fire began. started. Both denied responsibility for starting it. On May 14, search warrants were executed at the homes of both men, recovering the two Stihl brush cutters that were in working condition, with one missing a blade. On September 2, 2009, the county’s fire investigator Darrell Delgado submitted his report, concluding, “The decisions attributed to Ilenstine and Larsen during the investigation HEAVY ARTILLERY: On the second day of the fire, larger Type 1 planes dropped retardant between Mission Canyon and the advancing perimeter. introduced the subject power equipment onto BY R AY F O R D frustration, said Heffernan, is what motivated 1,200-page report in August 2009, tested Stihl FS a brush-covered southern slope during weather n a major victory for 60 of the home- numerous homeowners to file this case.  R brush cutters at Lake Cachuma and found conducive to vegetation fires … and appears to owners whose houses were destroyed The lawsuit’s major allegation was that Stihl that they ignited two small fires in less than 10 have caused the damage documented during by the Jesusita Fire, Stihl Inc. last week did not warn users like Ilenstine and Larsen that minutes. The flames seemed dependent upon the Jesusita Fire.” agreed to settle a civil lawsuit that the metal blades of the Stihl FS  brush cutters wind, suggesting that the brush cutter could Based on that, in December 2009, the Santa claimed the company’s power tools could spark a wildfire in high-risk areas, a situ- have created sparks that smoldered in the dry, Barbara County District Attorney’s Office filed ignited the May 2009 wildfire. The terms of the ation that would require a special label per the cut grasses before bursting into flames when the misdemeanor criminal charges against IlenCalifornia Public Resources Code. The company breeze kicked up. stine and Larsen for not obtaining a “hot work” settlement were kept confidential. Looking to determine the exact spot where permit, which is a violation of a California The suit was brought on behalf of the home- countered that such sparks were insufficient to owners by Los Angeles attorney Brian Heffer- start a fire. Experts from Santa Barbara County the fire started, Cal Fire investigators scoured Fire Code. When the charge was thrown out nan, of the firm of Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack. Fire, Cal Fire, and other agencies retained by the area from May 8 to 11 while firefighting by Judge Jean Dandona in 2010, a determined “This settlement provides a measure of relief for Heffernan disagreed. Heffernan explained,“The efforts were still underway elsewhere. They effort by Heffernan on behalf of the homethe homeowners who lost not only their homes defense in the case was premised on two funda- found a number of indicators, including angle owners to recover damages through the civil and possessions but, in many cases, irreplaceable mental untruths: that Larsen and Ilenstine did and depth of charred brush, sooting, stain- courts began to take shape. Additionally, to help items,” explained Heffernan, who has extensive not work in the area where the fire originated ing, and other evidence that led them back to recover costs spent fighting and investigating experience in wildfire-related litigation and also on the day of the fire, and that, even if they did, what they determined was the general point of the fire, Cal Fire filed a suit against Ilenstine represented a number of victims of the Tea Fire. the sparks for a metal blade like they were using origin, which was later corroborated by hiker and Larsen and settled in December 2012 for a Robert Muraoka, who spotted the fire, as well as reported $2 million. The settlement was the result of mediation that were incapable of igniting a fire.” was ordered by the court last spring, as attorneys freshly cut vegetation, at 2:09 p.m. when it was were in the midst of deposing dozens of poten- THE INVESTIGATION “the size of the hood of a car.” The investigators THE LESSON tial witnesses for a civil trial that was expected The plaintiffs’ case was built on extensive also found rock surfaces scarred by metal blades In statements made to investigators, neither investigations carried out by Cal Fire and the and concluded that the fire was started either Larsen nor Ilenstine believed they were to begin this August. The news comes more than three years after Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The because of the resulting sparks or due to the engaging in unsafe work. Both are longtime the Jesusita Fire erupted around 1:39 p.m. on latter, which published its results as part of a tools’ hot exhaust particles. contractors with hundreds of hours using May 5, 2009, along a stretch of Jesusita Trail power tools and plenty of experience with in upper San Roque Canyon. By the time it Santa Barbara’s propensity for wildfires. Larsen was contained 10 days later, the wildfire had even lived in one of the high-risk zones and burned 8,733 acres, cost more than $35 million was forced to evacuate during the Jesusita Fire. dollars to fight, destroyed more than 80 homes They were just trying to keep the trail passable. and outbuildings, and injured 30 firefighters As the search warrant was served on his home, — three of whom required hospitalization for Ilenstine explained,“We thought we were doing second- and third-degree burns. It’s believed to good.” have been caused by Santa Barbara contractors While the settlement will help homeowners Dana Larsen and Craig Ilenstine, who were seen recover some damages, Heffernan hopes it will clearing brush along the trail with Stihl power keep the public focused on safety. “I don’t think tools shortly before the fire erupted. either of these guys felt like they were taking a The suit was filed on July 14, 2011, about a big risk using power tools up there that day,” year after Larsen and Ilenstine pleaded no conhe said. “This amplified a point we were maktest to charges of using brush cutters —which ing in the lawsuit, that users are not adequately are heavy-duty weed whackers— without fire informed of the fire risks associated with using suppression equipment. A previous attempt to a gas-powered machine in an area like this. Even those with extensive experience with tools like prosecute the two for more serious charges was tossed out by a judge, so they were each senIlenstine and Larsen completely underestimated tenced to 250 hours of community service and those risks.” three years’ probation. But given the destruction of so many homes and the serious injuries This is the first in a series of articles by Ray Ford TOTAL LOSS: Flames rage through the remains of a home near the top of Spyglass Ridge. sustained by firefighters, many in the commuabout living in a wildfire zone. Read more at Inspiration Point is in the distance. independent.com. nity felt that the pair got off too easy, and that

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phenomenon has been taking place at the Santa Barbara Courthouse the last couple of years regarding district attorneys using expletives in the courtroom as part of their vocabulary. Hilary Dozer (the biggest oﬀender) has used the word “bullshit” seven times. If Mr. Dozer cares to challenge my word, I am happy to give him dates and time of day. Last July in Department , Justin Greene turned to Darryl Genis and said the following: “I don’t give a shit what another DA said. I’m the DA here. I will not agree to honor what agreement you had with Mr. Weichbrod before.” On July 3, Hannah Lucy, while walking from Dept.  to Dept. , turned to Mr. Genis and said, “You’re an asshole.” I ﬁnd this ironic because a few days earlier, Mr. Genis was found in contempt for $1,000 for calling Ms. Lucy “a little girl” because she kept sighing into the microphone while Mr. Genis made his argument [News, 7/3/13, independent.com/geniscontempt]. I think this is not being dealt with from up top by [District Attorney Joyce] Dudley. Ms. Dudley has stated before, “We deal with things like this very seriously.” But I think the thought is: Bad DA, — Chris Cook, S.B. don’t do this, nod nod, wink wink.

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have to think the real reason The Santa Barbara Independent has been skewering Darryl Genis has more to do with its feud with the Santa Barbara News-Press (in particular, Genis’s representation of Peter Lance, who’s written articles for them) than anything else, and that if anything, Mr. Genis should be lauded for having the cojones to take on “The Man” when the overall odds of doing so ain’t good … whether one’s guilty or not!! Anybody who believes Big Brother ﬁghts fair needs to remember that when push comes to shove, “he” is, and enjoys the powers of, a Monopoly! — John Seymour, S.B.

any of us were hoping that State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson would be pursuing issues that actually aﬀect our community: issues like gang violence and safety, the increasing homeless problem, the increasing government employee pension liability on our city’s budget, improving the quality of teachers in our schools, and reducing red tape and onerous regulations for our many business owners. But, no. She has chosen to focus upon prisoners. However, not on the early release of prisoners onto our streets, as one might suspect. Instead, she has chosen to become an advocate for the 20 women a year,

The Independent welcomes letters of less than  words that include a daytime phone number for veriﬁcation. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Send to: Letters, The Independent,  W. Figueroa St., Santa Barbara, CA ; or fax: -; or email: letters@independent.com. Unabridged versions and more letters appear at independent.com/opinions.

on average over the last seven years, who have chosen (probably wisely) to have tubal ligations so they will not bring more unwanted children into their world [News, 7/12/13, independent .com/inmatesterilization]. These are women in federal prison, some with mental instability, who have accepted the counsel of health professionals in prison, and decided that maybe, given their lifestyle, it would be prudent for them not to have more children, no doubt coming to the conclusion that repeated lawbreaking and incarceration is no way to raise a child. Here is hoping that Sen. Jackson stops grandstanding and redirects her attention and considerable mental abilities to the issues that aﬀect the 99.9 percent of the population she represents.

Thirty thousand people in the U.S. are currently lost to guns each year. Shameful! Guns are used by people to kill; we have far too many in the hands of the wrong people. Too many guns are suited only for the use of law enforcement and the military. Too many guns have magazines that hold too many bullets. I am for 100 percent background checks and scrutiny of those issued a federal gun-dealing license. I am for free mental-health treatment for all who want or need this help. I am for the teaching and practice of gun safety, especially in homes and the community. And, finally, the television shows, video games, and movies depicting killing for entertainment must cease, and our culture must be cleansed of gratuitous violence and become a place of harmony and safety for all of us.

— Sue Ahlgren, S.B.

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hank you for addressing the controversial topic of guns [7/11/13, independent.com/ gunsofsb]. It is obvious that the authors spent many hours in their research. I represent another perspective on the issue, being the mother/survivor of a son murdered with a gun. I see the pictures of the gun on the front cover and the cold, hard bullets in the article, and my heart starts beating very fast. I start imagining the brutal death of my 17-yearold son, the bullets piercing the soft ﬂesh of my child’s heart and lung, taking life away from him, as he died without me. I curse the invention of the gun. The death and heartache caused by guns in war, homicide, suicide, and accident is monstrous in scope.

or a couple of days in mid-July, when I walked down Alameda Padre Serra toward the Mission, I saw large limousine buses heading up toward El Encanto. I didn’t think much about them until I noticed, in the windshields, signs that read “CITGO.” The second time I saw the sign, I had to stop in my tracks and try to mediate what was a mounting case of cognitive dissonance. Then it came to me. CITGO is a Venezuelan-owned company that is operated by a U.S. corporation. (The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national cont’d p. 23

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letters cont’d from p. 21 oil company of Venezuela.) CITGO was sending limo buses to El Encanto. I just sorta scratched my head and went on my way. But, then again … it ﬁgures, don’t it? — Michael Colin, S.B.

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ince I don’t know of any other way to communicate with him, I am hoping that the driver of a small, silver Chevy sedan might read this and realize what a danger he created on our roads. On Sunday, July 21, around 4:30 p.m., we encountered him just north of Gaviota, tailgating and weaving, twice narrowly avoiding sideswiping our car. At times he was almost driving on the shoulder; then he was straddling the center line, coming into close contact with cars in the right-hand lane. Fearing that an accident was imminent, we made two calls to 9-1-1 reporting the car’s description, location, and license number. We left him when we exited at Turnpike to stop for dinner, relieved that we were no longer sharing the road. When we resumed our travels about an hour later, I was relieved again not to see the car crumpled on the road. I presume that the driver and his passengers made it to their destination. He can thank whatever angels were watching over him, as well as the other drivers on the freeway who used their defensive driving skills to avoid him. Responsible driving means not only making sure that the driver is in a condition to drive safely but also having consideration for the safety of fellow travelers. — Karen Browdy, Fillmore

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our news article “County Housing May Owe $. Million” [7/17/13, independent.com/countyhousing millions] points out why the county should not be involved in ventures of this sort. The amalgam of politicians and county functionaries acting as administrators of housing is counterintuitive. The responsible oﬃcials

will treat us to every torn cliché that has ever been born, but this type of bungled mess will be repeated in many forms going forward. We can do much better and must. What is especially galling is that those in the private sector who provide public housing are held to a standard stratospherically higher than those in government. If I had failed, in the least, in any of the legion of requirements set by HUD, I assure you there would have been prompt action. Not so when one division of government oversees another, and especially when politicians are involved. Housing assistance payments should have stopped when the first annual audits were not submitted by Lompoc Housing — it’s in the contract language — but oversight failure continued for five years, and the only apparent doorstop was catastrophic failure. [Former supervisor Joni] Gray paid a $3,000 fine for transgressions that were surely the catalyst for a potential $3.5 million loss. But what of her fellow supervisors? Are they competent to oversee such matters? Politicians are much better suited to christening the Titanic, rather than understanding the mechanics to avoid an icy collision. To be sure, HUD regulations are byzantine, but they are efficacious and for that very reason require hands-on compliance. — John M. Anderson, S.B.

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obert Richards has the right idea [Letters, 7/18/13, independent.com/badegg]. How come the city does not require cascarones to have biodegradable ﬁlling? If we can do it with doggie bags, and other things, certainly we can do it with confetti. — Merle Betz, S.B.

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¶ Our story on reopening Mattei’s Tavern [7/18/13, independent.com/wilsonsopenmatteis] got a small factoid wrong. Mattei’s Chinese cook Gin Lung Gin is actually buried at the Mattei family plot at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard.

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Wendy Grim, , left this world peacefully on July ,  after a long and brave battle with cancer. Her last days were spent at Serenity House, in Santa Barbara CA, lovingly surrounded by family and friends. A fourth generation Santa Barbara native, Wendy was born on April ,  at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. She graduated from Santa Barbara High School in , the ninth in her family to attend and graduate. She worked at the Santa Barbara Polo Fields, Jedlicka’s (her favorite job), Barclays Bank and for the last  years at UCSB. Wendy met the love of her life, her husband Rich, in March  and they married on October , . Wendy inherited a love of horses from her grandmother, Beth Clare, and spent countless days riding her horses in the mountains and on the beaches of Santa Barbara. “Horseback riding is my therapy” she would always say. Wendy rode in many Fiesta Parades with various groups, mostly Los Padres Trail Riders. As a guest, she also participated in quite a few semi-annual rides with the Sage Hens. She loved being outdoors and camping with her many friends, her family, her horses and any and all dogs. Wendy is survived by her husband Rich, daughter Clare (Goleta), parents Cindy and Jim Reed (Santa Ynez), her four older brothers and their spouses, Bryce and Susan Johnston, Brent and Ayako Johnston, Clay and Kathy Reed and Kirk Reed. Also survived by nephews and nieces Matthew and Jeffrey Johnston and Daniel, Josh, Emily, and Kalen Reed. Her father, Robert Johnston, passed in September of . In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care c/o Serenity House. Friends and family are invited to a Celebration of Life on Friday, August ,  at Stow Grove Park at pm

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Dana Andrew Jakubowski passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July ,  at Serenity House, in Santa Barbara, following a long illness. His charm and irreverent wit were intact till the last. Dana was born on May ,  in St. Louis, Missouri, to Frank and Marie Jakubowski, the youngest of four children, which included twins, Sharon and Susan, and brother, Frank Edward. Because Dana’s father was a career military man, the family spent many years in various states and abroad, eventually settling in Tucson, AZ. The experience of living in Japan and Germany engendered in Dana an interest in foreign cultures, languages and literature. While living in Okinawa, Dana became highly proficient in karate, attaining the level of “black belt,” with Dana serving as demonstrator for his “Sensei.” But, it was Germany which most affected him, ultimately influencing his field of university study, and career: German Language and Literature. Dana attended the University of Arizona, graduating with a B.A. in Education, with an Emphasis in German. During the course of his studies he received a prestigious scholarship from the U. of A. to study German Pedagogy in Hamburg, Germany, for a year. He was accepted in the Master’s program of the German Department at UCSB, where he was the only non-native speaker in the program, and completed his M.A. there. Dana was a popular German teacher at U.C.S.B., Santa Barbara City College, and Ventura College for many years. He could often be seen on campus wearing his signature beret, and carrying his guitar to class, where he would encourage his students to practice the sounds of German through song. Invariably, one of his young students would show up to class sporting a beret of his own! Dana was a natural teacher, and had a sincere fondness for young people, especially those whom he saw were struggling. Between his stints of serious university study, Dana enjoyed many colorful experiences. While in his early twenties, he worked as an actor and stunt man at “Old Tucson Film Studios” in Arizona, the location for many Western movies. He not only performed in daily stunt shows for tourists, but he acted and did horseback stunt-riding in innumerable films, where he met many of the popular actors of the time, from John Wayne to Frank Sinatra. Dana’s abiding passion was playing music, specifically bass guitar. He played with several successful touring bands based in Tucson in the ’s,‘s, and ‘s. One novelty group which toured throughout California, was called “Chuck Wagon and the Wheels.” Dana always made playing music a part of his life, taking up the violin, double bass, ukulele, and most recently, the Gypsy guitar, in the Django Reinhardt style. He also developed an interest in building guitars, and painstakingly constructed several, including child-size guitars for his grandchildren. One of the great joys of Dana’s later life was becoming a grandfather to his two step-

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grandchildren, Annika and Sebastian Small. They adored listening to him singing and playing guitar for them while they danced and plucked at his heartstrings. Dana is survived by his loving life-partner of  years, Kerry Mistretta, step-children, Giancarlo Mistretta (Lisa McGill) and Gina Mistretta Small (Luke) and children, his father and brother, Frank and Edward Jakubowski, of Tucson, AZ, and sister, Sharon Samu, as well as several nephews and nieces. The family wishes to thank Dr. Nicholas Nissen, of Cedars Sinai Hospital, in L.A., for his devoted care of Dana, Dr. Michael Polo, at Sansum Clinic for his consistent and positive treatment, Dr. Michael Bordofsky, and the incomparable and loving care of all the nurses and staff at Serenity House, where Dana was privileged to spend his last six weeks. Please make any donations in Dana’s memory to Serenity House in Santa Barbara.

dido and son Jim (Marie) of Littleton, CO, as well as grandchildren Roxanne (Andre) Farris, Emily and Noah Eckebrecht. A memorial mass will be held in Johnny’s honor on Friday, August , at  am at the Old Mission Santa Barbara.

Maria Celeste Frascella // – //

Maria is survived by her mother, Susan Frascella of Santa Barbara, her father William Frascella of Mishawaka, Indiana and her three sisters, Kristin Frascella, Sarah Frascella and Nina Lafuente all of Santa Barbara. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews Arielle Lafuente, Diego Galindo and Lucia and Leonardo Vigna, as well as her lifelong friends Isis Castaneda and Stephanie Reich. The family invites Maria’s many friends and acquaintances to a memorial at PM August  at Friendship Center,  Eucalyptus Lane in Montecito.

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Johnny Jacqueline Eckebrecht, formerly of Santa Barbara, passed away on April ,  at the age of  in Oceanside, CA. She was born in Oklahoma City on July ,  to parents James Bryant and Ruby Clouette. Johnny met her future husband, Frank Edward Eckebrecht in  and they were married in . While Frank served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII, Johnny did her part by enlisting in the U.S. Marines, stationed at Camp LeJeune, N.C. When Frank came home, they made their home in Chicago, IL and raised their family there. She was the former owner of Burlap and Velvet Décor Shoppe while in Chicago. In the early ’s, Frank and Johnny moved to Santa Barbara, where they lived on the Mesa. While in Santa Barbara, Johnny and Frank immersed themselves in the community. They attended the Old Mission Santa Barbara and made many good friends there. They were members of the Santa Barbara Dance Club and loved their times dressing up, listening to the “old-time” bands, and dancing with their friends. Johnny began working at St. Francis Hospital as a dedicated Guild volunteer and eventually became President of the Guild. She had a special relationship with the Franciscan Sisters who lived in the convent behind the hospital, and formed special friendships with several priests who served there as well. As Guild President, Johnny also served on the St. Francis Foundation and was appointed as an Honorary Foundation Board Member for her many years of enthusiastic assistance with numerous fund-raising events, including the annual pro-celebrity golf tournaments. In , Johnny and Frank moved to Conroe, TX to live closer to their daughter and son-in-law. In , Johnny moved to Oceanside, CA when her daughter and sonin-law decided to live close to their daughter and family. Johnny was predeceased by Frank, her husband of  years, and is survived by her daughter Diane (James) Nelson, of Escon-

When Maria was born  years ago the world received a precious gift. She died suddenly and unexpectedly on July , . Maria was born in South Bend, Indiana on May , , the youngest of four daughters, born to William Frascella and Susan Frascella. She was raised in Santa Barbara California where she attended Monroe elementary school, Santa Barbara Junior High School and Santa Barbara High School. She also attended St. Joseph’s High School in South Bend, Indiana for one year. Maria lived her life believing that the happiness of others was essential to her own. She spread joy, passionately embraced her friends and family and always accepted others with an open, nonjudgmental and generous heart. Maria was a messenger reminding us that life is a journey, to savor every moment, and let the destination take care of itself. Maria was a free spirit who led from the heart. Artistic, warmhearted and passionate about life, she loved to dance, sing, and write poetry. Life to her was an adventure and she embraced its twists and turns wholeheartedly. She loved to travel, particularly Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico, where she visited with family and friends. While still quite young she moved to Yosemite to embark on a grand adventure and graduated from Mariposa County High School in Mariposa, CA while working at the Ahwahnee Hotel. After attending Chico State she decided to return home to her friends and family in Santa Barbara; she graduated from SBCC’s School of Cosmetology, was a licensed cosmetician and worked as a facialist at The Underground. Her ability to listen and empathize with another’s point of view served Maria well in her customer services positions at several companies in town, most notably at Magellan’s, where her enthusiasm, caring spirit, and infectious smile never failed to win the day. The last seven years of Maria’s life were challenging after she was diagnosed with MS and later, epilepsy. Yet the obstacles she lived with did not dim her spirit. She refused to be defined by physical trials. In the last year of her life Maria was a Peer Intern with Santa Barbara County Alcohol Drug Mental Health Services (ADMHS) where she brought her full self to bear in service of others. She worked at CARES South and also co-facilitated the Depression Support Group at the Santa Barbara Recovery Learning Community. Maria will be missed forever by those who knew and loved her. Perhaps most important is what she can continue to teach us if we, her family, friends and the people she met along the way have the courage to pay attention to her message: love is powerful and life is meant to be lived.

Evelyn G.“Eva” Hoyt died peacefully on July ,  at Burnett Medical Center Continuing Care Center, Burnett County, Wis. She was born in Vienna, Austria, on March ,  to Karl and Stephanie Landeis, She attended schools in Vienna and London. Her father died when she was young. Eva and her mother emigrated to the United States in -. In , Eva became a naturalized U.S. citizen and was married in Hollywood, Calif., to John E. Wengraf, a stage and screen actor who also emigrated from Vienna. They moved to Santa Barbara in . After her divorce from Wengraf, she went to work as a dental receptionist for Dr. Karl Hawes, D.D.S. In October , Eva married Robert Ingle Hoyt, AIA. She worked full time as his partner and office manager until his death in . Eva lived in Santa Barbara until , when she moved to Webster, Wis., to live with her daughter and son-in-law. Eva was a dedicated wife, mother, helpmate and homemaker. She was a member of the “Greatest Generation,” who loved America and California. She was a “liberated woman” long before that term was invented. Eva volunteered locally with “hippotherapy,” helping challenged children horseback ride, and she was a docent at the Courthouse. She and Robert were La Cumbre Country Club members, where he played golf and they both played tennis, which she kept up until she was  years old. In earlier years, Eva played the piano, sewed, drew, and painted. She enjoyed doing her own home repairs and maintenance, including house painting and gardening. She loved animals and always had cats as pets. She valued her friendships and was a loyal, caring friend. Eva is survived by her daughter, Harriet Rice, and son-in-law, Arne Ardell of Webster, Wisconsin; stepsons William Clason Hoyt (Lisa) of Wyoming, and Dibblee Hoyt of California; stepdaughter Antonia Hoyt of Utah; step granddaughter Amanda Hoyt of Wyoming, and cousins; Gerda Lydon (Phil) of California, Marian Kretsch of Connecticut, and Lily Kautsky of Missouri. A life celebration and scattering of her ashes in the Santa Barbara Channel are being arranged for a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Eva Hoyt’s name to the Humane Society of Burnett County,  Midtown Rd., Siren, WI .

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Cowboy” — my godfather was the real deal, living the cowboy way, every day. He was a man of few words yet every one uttered worth absorbing until Alzheimer’s disease stole them in the last few years. Growing up in Sacramento, Roy received his diploma in the school of hard knocks and moved almost 70 years ago to Santa Barbara, where he worked handling and caring for horses, tack, and riders at Vandever and Handerhan stables. To see him relate to any and every animal was a constant reminder of the bond that can and should be shared between all creatures. Roy volunteered as an outrider in more than 50 annual Fiesta parades and was honored by Old Spanish Days and his fellows in the Los Padres Trail Riders group for his expert horsemanship. His 28-year marriage to the love of his life, Peggy, was tender and devoted. A member of the Spiritualist Church of the Comforter for decades, Roy was physically strong yet compassionate, caring, and truly resilient — as evidenced by the still-unsolved horseback RIDE ’EM: An expert horseman, Roy Wentz volunteered as an outrider tale of his survival 15 years ago that we’ll in more than 50 Fiesta parades. never forget. It was just a few days after Roy had once again skillfully Ynez Valley Historical Museum every November. handled his volunteer outrider duties in the annual Fiesta From 2002-2011, Roy rode at Hearts Therapeuparade astride Gillie, a light-gray Connemara pony. On tic Equestrian Center, and despite his long battle with August 14, 1998, about 3:30 p.m., Roy finished his chores Alzheimer’s, his connection with the horses and staff at Handerhan Stables and decided to take a quick solo there brought him much peace. Our family has estabride into the nearby Los Padres National Forest on the lished the Roy Wentz Memorial Scholarship Fund to spry 20-year-old Gillie. When he hadn’t returned three allow other riders in need to experience the help and hope hours later, concern mounted from Peggy, our family, at Hearts. If folks want to honor Roy, we hope you’ll do so and friends. Darkness had fallen, and it was time to call at heartsriding.org. One of Roy’s most prized animal friends was his in the “cavalry” and declare a formal search-and-rescue effort. Over the course of the next 18 hours, more than 60 English mastiff dog named Tina, who saved his life on a volunteers from all over California began an organized nightly basis. Tina was so attuned to Roy’s rhythms that reconnaissance of the backcountry by foot, ATV, four- she would nudge him awake during his bouts of sleep wheel drive, and helicopter. apnea to get him to breathe and live. Living one day at a After a sleepless night, we heard the radio crackle at the time was very important to Roy as a friend of Bill Wilson’s stable’s command post at 9:38 a.m. “SUBJECT IS ALIVE for more than 41 years, and he loved reciting the Serenity AND ALERT!” Dehydrated and dusty, Roy related that Prayer, which asks, “God, grant me the serenity to accept his saddle had slipped and he was walking Gillie back to the things I cannot change, the courage to change the the stable, and then the next thing he recalls was waking things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Roy had many favorite hymns, such as “His Eye Is on up with a lump on his head, missing Gillie, her silver tack and saddle, along with his hat, spurs, and gloves. Roy the Sparrow,” and songs, yet the lyrics of “Happy Trails” survived in the wilderness for 18 hours but kept search- really seem to capture his spirit. ing for Gillie for weeks afterward. To this day, Gillie and all the tack have never been found — still one of Santa Some trails are happy ones, Barbara’s equestrian mysteries, yet Roy couldn’t wait to Others are blue. cowboy up again. It’s the way you ride the trail that counts, Roy’s many friends in Santa Barbara’s “horse commuHere’s a happy one for you. nity” have told plenty of tales (and probably more than Who cares about the clouds when we’re together? a few remain yet untold) of his prowess in the saddle Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather. — from reining in runaway carriages during the Fiesta Happy trails to you, till we meet again. parade or making two round-trips of the route to serving at the annual Rancheros Visitadores (Visiting Ranchers) confabs in the Santa Ynez Valley or helping out at the A celebration of Roy’s life will be held on Sunday, Santa Barbara Polo Club in Carpinteria, where his quick August 4, at 4 p.m. at the Spiritualist Church of the Comthinking and running to shut a gate prevented a prized forter,  Garden Street, in Santa Barbara. All are welpolo pony from galloping onto Calle Real to danger. Roy come to attend. Casual western attire is encouraged, and a loved attending the annual Los Alamos Old Days Parade reception will be held following the service. Rest in peace ■ in September and the Vaquero Show & Sale at the Santa at the eternal rodeo, Cowboy Roy Wentz.

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for these five days and nights a year when we go hog-wild, forgetting about vegan, veggie, healthy, natural, organic, soy, or any other variety of small-planet chow. Look, it won’t kill you to take relish in warm and fuzzy pleasures of all kinds during Fiesta. Have a midsummer love affair (but don’t cheat on anyone, of course). Stay out late dancing. Take your mother-in-law out for Mexican food (I did when Vivian was alive, bless her French soul). Wallow in — YES — Mexican food in all its spicy, exotic, wonderful varieties. Never had mole? Then hunt out this hot, chocolaty sauce slathered over chicken. For once in your life, be daring! You need to find a restaurant for that, though. While I’m not aware that mole is being served at the Fiesta food booths at De la Guerra Plaza or Mercado del Norte at MacKenzie Park, just about everything else from south of the border is. Even — hey, you only live once — goat tacos. You can find them in De la Guerra Plaza’s El Zarape booth, benefiting the South Coast Community Youth Cultural Center. Along with pork tacos and chicken á la Mexicana, spicing up your otherwise humdrum eating life. Drag Mom out of the kitchen, toss a folding chair for her in the car, and find a parking spot near the Plaza. There awaits a cornucopia of

cuisine I never tire of, even after 50-plus Fiestas. Good tamales are hard to find, and La Bella Rosa Bakery is serving the pork, chicken, and cheese varieties, along with beans, rice, and that sweet, sweet dessert, flan. My buddies at the Vietnam Veterans of America are selling pulled-pork sandwiches and sweet potato fries. Walk behind the plaza booths, and you’ll see and smell beef ribs on the barby, thanks to the Masons. For lo these many years now, Casa de la Raza has been cranking out these huge tri-tip tortas. The only trouble is that after one, I’m full and can’t try anything else. For more than a quarter-century, almost since the days of Padre Junípero Serra, Semana Nautica folks have been serving chicken burritos and chicken or cheese quesadillas. I never miss quenching my thirst there with a tall cup of the traditional Mexican rice drink horchata, or jamaica (ha·my·kah), made from hibiscus flowers. I’ve spent days at Fiesta searching for a plate of good old-fashioned no-nonsense cheese enchiladas. This year, I know where to find them: at the United Latin American Pentecostal Church booth at the Plaza, along with bowls of hot chicken and rice. When I was spending time in Panama, my favorite dish was arroz con pollo, and maybe it’s just the way time blurs memory, but I’ve never been able to find a chicken dish that tastes the same.

Barney Brantingham can be reached at barney@independent.com or 965-5205 x230. He writes online columns and a print column for Thursdays.

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Right here, I want to make it clear that I don’t mean to neglect Mercado del Norte. Where you’re liable to be shoulder to shoulder in De la Guerra Plaza, the Northside version has plenty of room, even sporting a few tables. And, of course, music on the bandstand (loud) and a carnival. It becomes Family City. Want a bacon-wrapped hot dog? Mercado del Norte’s your place. Hawaiian shave ice? “Gourmet” sausage? And the great folks at Santa Barbara City Fire Department are YES! Fiesta week means El Mercado de la Guerra and whomping up cheese quesadilEl Mercado del Norte are dishing up the nosh — Barney las, guacamole, chips, and salsa. recommends them. Mercado del Norte really But just as I never find the perfect taco, I keep gets rocking after about 5 p.m., but De la Guerra trying. Speaking of which, the guys at the Santa Plaza swings all day and into the night. That’s Barbara Rugby Association booth, benefiting because all the downtown folks flock there for the Special Olympics, are as usual hawking lunch, then sneak away from work for a snack, good old-fashioned original-recipe tacos, hot and meet the family there for dinner. and juicy, so good I usually have two or three, Fiesta food negatives? Well, at De la Guerra slathered with salsa. Plaza, everyone knows it’s hard to find a place There’s much more to eat here, like fish tacos, to sit, and at Mercado del Norte, it’s hard to find guacamole dip, and to top off the treat, the a place to park. But once you get there and start CALM folks (Child Abuse Listening Media- stuffing your face, it’s worth it — as usual. tion) are serving up strawberry shortcake and Fiesta? Padre Serra would love it. — Barney Brantingham brownies to soothe your taste buds.

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FIESTA 2013 A Guide to Old Spanish Days

nce again, Santa Barbara is coming alive with the sound of mariachi music, the sight of ﬂamenco dancers stomping out ﬁery performances, and the smell of scrumptious foods from every corner of the city. In this issue, read about what it really takes (a sense of

humor) to be a successful Fiestamama; the origin of the now several-thousand-person-strong Fiesta Cruiser Ride; where to ﬁnd some of our town’s best tacos; and a cowboy’s tale of life alone on the range; plus a complete schedule of events for the weekend’s festivities. Fiesta 2013 promises to be a grand tribute in the tradition of grand tributes. ¡Viva!

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How One Moth Mother Gets Her Flamenco-Dancing Daughter Through Old Spanish Days t’s Fiesta, and heat vapors are rising oﬀ the confetti-blan-

keted asphalt as I charge down State Street pushing a granny cart erupting with flamenco paraphernalia. I’m quite the sight. Hungry. Sweaty. Wilting rose in hair. My Fiestamobile is losing a wheel. And yet nothing can stop me. Not a wobbly cart. Not the horse-dung obstacle course left by the passing parade. Not the guy who just asked if I’m selling churros. I’m a mobile VIP dressing room on wheels, and my flamenco-dancing daughter’s next show is starting in five minutes, six crowded blocks away. I’m like a salmon swimming against the current. The parade may be going up State, but I’m goin’ down, so move it, people. Move it. During Fiesta, this is how I roll. It’s a week-long Fiestamama marathon, where dozens of other deranged mothers and I follow our dancing offspring around from one show to the next — hitting six, seven, even eight venues a day around town. When your kid has up to five different routines, that’s 30-plus costume changes per day, making for one long, exhausting, wacky, nerve-rattling, castanetsbusting, blister-inducing expedition. These ladies and I, we are a bona fide Santa Barbara subculture, cast in a vital supporting role in the production that is Fiesta. We’re the support cars that ride alongside elite cyclists in the Tour de France, the caddies who support the PGA tour. Take us out of the equation, and there is no “Viva” in la Fiesta. As many of my fellow Fiestamamas know, you never leave anything to chance. This is game time. When I walk out that door in the morning, I’m not coming back for a good long while. I might not have time to pop into CVS for that random item. We’re crossing the Rubicon here, and success depends on stamina, level of preparedness, and the ability to stay calm under pressure. I’m not joking. For this reason, my Fiestamobile (as my hubby christened it years ago) is always loaded to the gills. At subsistence levels, it typically contains the following: folding chair; pop-up changing tent; blanket; cooler full of PB&J, bananas, waters, Diet Cokes; duffel bag, two accessory “fish tackle” boxes filled with earrings, flowers, combs, makeup, sunscreen, beauty products; first aid kit; change of clothes, flip-flops, hat box; boom box, parasol, shoe bags, and half a dozen fluffy, ruffly heavy flamenco dresses hanging from the handy, pop-up plywood closet rack my husband the carpenter mounted on the side of the granny cart. He

painted it red to make it look festive. Call me ambitious, an over-achiever, a closet Girl Scout, but I get a little rush when someone in our group shouts out in need and I’m able to accommodate their request. Bee sting salve? Got it. Protein bar? Duh. Moleskin? But of course. Extra earring back? You jest. Copy of someone else’s solo routine music? Just happen to have it. Baby powder? Which

scent? Margarita mixings? Give me four minutes. Mad Libs? Si, señora. Extra footpads? Dang it. Just ran out. Indeed, Fiestamamas will cover miles of territory on foot, load and unload our carts, and cars, and set up camp, many, many times per day. We’ll encounter cranky, tired people (not just the dancers) and put our personal “spirit” of Fiesta to the ultimate contest. We will also wind up doing things that any

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MULTIPLE MOM: With some trick photography, Camie Barnwell is able to tend to the myriad needs of her daughter all at once.

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Fiesta Happenings THURSDAY, AUGUST 1

Santa Barbara Mission Tours Come explore this beautiful landmark during special docent-led tours. Tours are Mon.-Tue., am, :pm; Wed.-Fri., am, :pm, pm; Sat., :am, :pm. S.B. Mission,  Laguna St. For more info and cost, call the Mission at -.

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La Misa del Presidente Mass at the Old Mission followed by a garden reception. A nondenominational service, open to the public. Fiesta attire encouraged. am. Free. Old Mission,  Laguna St. Info: -.

Courthouse Fiesta Tours Guided tours (every half hour) of the Moorish-Spanish building. Meet in the Mural Room. am-pm. Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Anacapa and Anapamu sts. Free. For info, call -. El Mercado de la Guerra Feast on Spanish and MexicanAmerican foods, shop for crafts and souvenirs, and enjoy live entertainment, including Spanish and Mexican folk dancing, children’s events, and music. (Daily) am-pm. De la Guerra Plaza (across from City Hall). Free. El Mercado del Norte Enjoy a selection of Spanish-Mexican foods and beverages, including icy-cold beer margaritas at the Crazy Horse Cantina, carnival rides for the kids, and live entertainment in the evening. (Daily) am-pm. MacKenzie Park, State St. and Las Positas Ave. Free. Casa Cantina Eleventh annual Mexican-style cantina featuring beer and margaritas at Casa de la Guerra. All proceeds beneﬁt the S.B. Trust for Historic Preservation. Noon-midnight. Casa de la Guerra Courtyard,  E. De la Guerra St. Info and tickets: -.

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Celebración de los Dignatarios Appetizers and wines by area restaurants and wineries. Meet local dignitaries; live music by Soul City Survivors. -pm. S.B. Zoo,  Niños Dr. $ (advance); $ (door). Tickets: -. Las Noches de Ronda (Nights of Gaiety) A variety show of music, singing, ﬂamenco, and folklórico dances from many regions of Mexico. Bring blankets and chairs for lawn seating. pm. S.B. County Courthouse, Sunken Gardens,  Anacapa St. Free.

Competencia de los Vaqueros (Fiesta Stock Horse Show & Rodeo) Tri-county riders compete in the Alisal Ranch Horse Class, Fiesta Ranch Horse Class, Old Timers Team Roping, and Steer Stopping, am; Pole Bending, Single Stake, Keyhole, noon. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Calle Real at Las Positas Rd. Free. Info: - or sbﬁestarodeo.com. Professional Bull Riders Challenger Tour Nation’s top riders competing in bull roping. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Calle Real at Las Positas. Box seats $ and $ each; general admission seats $ (adult) or $ (under ). :pm. Tickets and info: Jedlicka’s, -; Showgrounds, -; and sbﬁestarodeo.com. Exposición de Fotografía Old Spanish Days photographs by Fritz Olenberger. Mon.-Fri., am-pm; Sat., :am-pm. Samy’s Camera,  Chapala St. Call -.

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Junior tri-county riders compete in Breakaway Roping, Tie-Down Roping, Team Roping, Barrel Racing. Riders compete in the Non-Pro Stock Horse Class and Buckaroo Class, plus eliminations for the Open Stock Horse and Hackamore classes. am and noon. Free. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Calle Real at Las Positas Rd. Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association events, including Bareback Riding, Tie-Down Roping, Steer Stopping, CONTINUED on p. 32 Δ

CONTINUED from p. 29 other time of the year would be () odd, () inappropriate, () suspect. For example, have you ever … — Asked your husband to call an old college girlfriend to see if we can use her downtown parking spot? —Taken a swig from a hip ﬂask of tequila in the Courthouse (not the Sunken Gardens … the actual halls of the Courthouse)? — Shoved your kid’s swollen, size 9.5-wide foot into an 8.5-regular — cursing the Spanish government for their confusing metric system and the Andalusian cobbler who’s vacationing in Mallorca with your $260? — Set up a campsite in the middle of De la Guerra parking lot? — Challenged another mother to a hair-bun-making contest? — Changed your clothes in the middle of Alameda Park? — Used a baby wipe to bathe inside a MarBorg port-a-potty? —Told your kid to shove an entire granola bar in her mouth so as not to get caught eating in costume and let her wash it down with your Diet Coke? — Raced a fully loaded granny cart on State Street and had a cop ask, “Lady, got a permit for that thing?”

HAVE WHEELS, WILL TRAVEL: Barnwell uses her Fiestamobile to cart costumes to and fro.

lined up on the correct side of the stage, smiling, ready to rock it, a couple hundred times in one week? Of course, when you consider the contribution you’re making to preserve the history of Old Spanish Days and the vitality of Santa Barbara itself, well, clearly, it’s a worthwhile endeavor. You’re welcome, Señor Presidente. I’ve been at this now for eight years. I’ve seen a lot. I’ve failed: left a shoe behind, confused a showtime, lost a ﬂower, lost my cool. I’ve succeeded. And I’ve had so much fun with my girl and the other moms and our whole, crazy Gypsy caravan. But I get it. Fiesta — especially at this level — isn’t for everyone. So when you encounter the folks who leave town for the event, do me a favor: Ask them if we can use their downtown parking spot. And if you’re joining in the festivities, remember the Old Spanish Days golden rule: The Fiestamama with the cart always has the right-of-way. ■

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You get the picture. You gotta do what you gotta do. This is the moment of truth. How resourceful are you, really? Can you — without a hiccup — get to the right show, at the right time, and get your dancer in the right costume with the right accessories, right music,

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Mutton Bustin’, Saddle Bronc Riding, PRCA Team Roping, Barrel Racing, and Bull Riding. :pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Calle Real at Las Positas Rd. Box seats (sold out); general admission, $ (adults), $ (kids  and under).Tickets and info: Jedlicka’s, -; Earl Warren Showgrounds, -; and sbﬁestarodeo.com. Courthouse Fiesta Tours Guided tours (every half hour) of the Moorish-Spanish building. Meet in the Mural Room. am-pm. Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Anacapa and Anapamu sts. Free. For info, call -. El Mercado de la Guerra Feast on Spanish and Mexican-American foods, shop for crafts and souvenirs, and enjoy live entertainment all day and into the evening featuring children’s shows, Spanish and Mexican folk dancing, and music. (Daily) am-pm. De la Guerra Plaza (across from City Hall). Free. El Mercado del Norte Enjoy a selection of Spanish-Mexican foods and beverages, including icy-cold beer margaritas at the Crazy Horse Cantina, carnival rides for the kids, and live entertainment in the evening. (Daily) am-pm. MacKenzie Park, State St. and Las Positas Ave. Free. WWW. LESMARCHANDSWINE.COM

Casa Cantina Eleventh annual Mexican-style cantina featuring beer and margaritas at Casa de la Guerra. All proceeds benefit the S.B. Trust for Historic Preservation. Noon-midnight. Casa de la Guerra Courtyard,  E. De la Guerra St. Info and tickets: -. El Desfile Histórico Parade One of the largest equestrian parades in the U.S. The parade starts at the west end of Cabrillo Blvd., proceeds east along the beach to State St., and then up State St. to Sola St. Start time is noon. Free. Reserved seats, $. Info: -. Flor y Canto Original Spanish-California dances and songs of the th century, with musical accompaniment on replica acoustic instruments performed by S.B. residents much as they would have been  years ago. pm, S.B. County Courthouse, Sunken Garden,  Anacapa St. Free. Las Noches de Ronda (Nights of Gaiety) A variety show of music, singing, flamenco, and folklórico dances from many regions of Mexico. Bring blankets and chairs for lawn seating. pm. S.B. County Courthouse, Sunken Garden,  Anacapa St. Free. Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado Homemade authentic Mexican food, games, live entertainment, and dancing. am-pm. Corner of Montecito and Nopal sts. Free. Exposición de Fotografía Old Spanish Days photographs by Fritz Olenberger. Mon.-Fri., am-pm; Sat., :am-pm. Samy’s Camera,  Chapala St. Call -.

NIGHTS OF GAIETY: The Courthouse comes alive with the music and dances of Las Noches de Ronda.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3

Santa Barbara Mission Tours Come explore this beautiful landmark during special docent-led tours. Tours are Mon.Tue., am, :pm; Wed.-Fri., am, :pm, pm; Sat., :am, :pm. S.B. Mission,  Laguna St. For more info and cost, call the Mission at -. Kiwanis Fiesta Pancake Breakfast The nd anniversary of this event, which typically serves more than , people. All proceeds go to support activities that beneﬁt children in south Santa Barbara County. amnoon, Alameda Park, Santa Barbara and Sola sts. $. Tickets and info: - or kiwanisclubofsantabarbara.org. Competencia de los Vaqueros (Stock Horse Show & Rodeo) Tri-county riders compete in Tie-Down Roping, Team Roping, Open Ranch Class, and Steer Stopping. Riders compete in the Non-Pro Stock Horse Class and Buckaroo Class, plus eliminations for the Open Stock Horse and Hackamore Classes. am. Free.

Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association events, including Bareback Riding, Tie-Down Roping, Steer Stopping, Mutton Bustin’, Saddle Bronc Riding, PRCA Team Roping, Barrel Racing, and Bull Riding. :pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Calle Real at Las Positas Rd. Box seats (sold out); general admission, $ (adults), $ (kids  and under). Tickets and info: Jedlicka’s, -; Earl Warren Showgrounds, -; and sbﬁestarodeo.com. El Desﬁle de los Niños The rd Annual Children’s Parade includes kids, parents, and other participants in traditional costumes. Ice cream for parade participants. am. Parade goes down State St., from Victoria to Ortega sts. Free. Info and application: -. Courthouse Fiesta Tours Guided tours (every half hour) of the Moorish-Spanish building. Meet in the Mural Room. am-pm. Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Anacapa and Anapamu sts. Free. For info, call -. Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show Artisans and crafts people display a variety of paintings, carvings, pottery, and other handCONTINUED on p. 34 Δ

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Spirit of Fiesta 2013

“The Spirit of Fiesta is like the ambassador of the city,” said Corrie Jimenez, who earned the coveted honor this year. “Your role is to bring together the entire community and to give everyone a great performance and a great time.” Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Jimenez has been dancing since she was 3 years old and attending the annual Fiesta celebrations for as long as she can remember. She participated in the Little Fiesta parades as a child with her family; her fondest memories of the celebrations are of spending time with her cousins and watching the dancing at the Courthouse. A recent graduate of San Marcos High, Jimenez has dreamed of HONOR ROLE: Spirit Corrie Jimenez shows her dancing flair. being the Spirit since she was the runner-up Junior Spirit at age 11.“I knew ever since then that this was a dream of mine, and I was going to work for it,” she said. She was also inspired by her older cousin, Erykah Guajardo, who was Spirit in 2004. Although Jimenez is well-versed in tap dance, jazz, and hip-hop and was even the captain of the San Marcos Varsity Marquettes Dance Team, she said that “my favorite kind of dance is definitely flamenco, just because it has a lot of motion and a lot of passion with it, and it’s very easy to get connected and to lose yourself in it.” Jimenez plans to attend Santa Barbara City College next year to go into nursing but has no plans to let her love of dance die.“I think no matter what profession I take, I want to keep dancing in my life,” she said,“whether it’s just for small crowds or professionally for big crowds. Hopefully professionally!” — Savannah Stelzer

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Flamenco, a traditional dance originated by the gypsy culture of Spain’s southern Andalusia region, is a three-pronged art including song, dance, and guitar. Each year, dozens of young ladies compete for the honor of representing the dance aspect by being crowned the Junior Spirit of Old Spanish Days. This year, 11-year-old Kailani Cordero was given the title. As Junior Spirit, Cordero will serve many roles, including leading El Desﬁle de los Niños (the Children’s Parade) and performing at Tardes de Ronda at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens. — MD

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Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show Artisans and craftspeople display a variety of paintings, carvings, pottery, and other handcrafted wares. am-pm. Cabrillo Blvd., west of Stearns Wharf.

MADE WITH LOVE: Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado has long been a favorite food destination for Fiesta revelers.

Competencia de los Vaqueros (Stock Horse Show & Rodeo) Tri-county riders compete in Open Calf Branding, Team Penning Slack, am; Cow Dog Trials, noon. Free.

Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association awards: Junior All-Around Awards; Kay Dent Buckly Award; Irving Osburn Buckle Award. :pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Calle Real at Las Positas Rd. Box seats, $ and $; general admission, $ (adults), $ (kids  and under). Tickets and info: Jedlicka’s, -; Earl Warren Showgrounds, -; and sbﬁestarodeo.com. West Coast Symphony Fiesta Concert Classical music conducted by Christopher Story VI. :pm. S.B. County Courthouse, Sunken Gardens. Free.

Fiesta Finale Gala An evening of music, dinner, and dance. Sponsored by the Profant Foundation for the Arts, the black-tie event features ﬂamenco dances by Richard Chavez and Company; highlights from State Street Ballet’s “An American Tango”; songs performed by Broadway baritone Robert Patteri; and the legendary pianist Gil Rosas. During cocktail hour, folks can take in an exhibit of photos and memorabilia, along with rare ﬁlm footage of Santa Barbara in the s and ’s.There will also be hors d’oeuvres and a gourmet dinner. :-pm. El Paseo Restaurant. $. Tickets and info: - or ■ profant.org.

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BY B GEORGE YATCHISIN

n Southern California, it’s easy to take the taco for granted, but not all tacos are worth gulping down. An actual w street taco is a minimalist, delist cious ci work of folk art. You need those th perfect tortillas, moist but not no mushy, tasting of the grill, and an then you need the perfect topping. That’s it. Some salsa, perto haps, ha but not always. Santa Barbara has its famous spots, sp two of which this paper has awarded Foodies to — La Superaw Rica R and Lily’s Taquería. And yes, Fiesta is a great time to get a ﬁx Fi at one of the mercados. But here, we’re w lucky enough to have a handful of spots that th deal in authentic, delicious tacos you can get ge year-round. Here are four of the best.

Taquería T La Colmena I may m have to join Salsa Anonymous because of La Colmena ( N. Milpas St.; 845-6970). I’ve I’v been tempted to kick back shots of their habanero-peanut salsa — some roasted tomato ha richness, that peanut sweetness, and then the ri roundhouse heat kick of the habanero, just ro beyond what I usually can take, but so good I be keep ke eating anyway. Luckily, the delivery systems te for this delight, the tacos themselves, are also al wonderful. If you want a different pork taco, ta try the lomito, a sort of pork chop, very tender, squared up. And if you always thought te the th best part of a grilled cheese was the cheese that th spilled out the sandwich and singed on the th pan, you’ll love the rajas con queso, just the right rig ratio of pepper to cheese, and so much crunchy fried cheese goodness that when you cr slather it with the habanero-peanut salsa, you sla might just cry with delight. m There’s other good stuff in this odd building — where Pavlako’s was, on that triangular plot on Milpas — from the ever-friendly help to the creamy bean dip they give you with chips to cr the th alambre plates, where whatever you order, including fish or shrimp, comes in one grilled in pile pi with veggies and more and tortillas on the side. sid But with these tacos — including a barbacoa, where BBQ and Mexico meet in a tasty ba alley al — it’s easy to forget the rest of the menu.

Cuernavaca C Taquería Loving Lo tacos and animals isn’t easy, as taquerías love to butcher, and then oﬀer you ta hoof ho and snout (we’ll get to tongue in a bit). And A while Cuernavaca ( W. Carrillo St.; 564-1414), nestled next to Mel’s in a small, gen56 erally er crowded spot, certainly does all sorts of meaty meals, it also oﬀers two veggie options m

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plus the rajas con queso. They aren’t just doing it to be kind to vegetarians; these are scrumptious, especially Veggie #, with mushrooms finely sliced and seriously grilled. Veggie #, with potatoes, is nearly as good. For those desirous of flesh, you must try the al pastor, topped with a little cap of sliced pineapple, holding hands across cultures with baked ham and pineapple rings on Easter, or bacon and pineapple on Hawaiian pizza. It’s an unbeatable pairing, all that good sweet and salt, bright tang and pork depth, and if you set it off with a bit of their roasted red salsa that brings the heat, it’s a taco party in your mouth. They also do a suadero, or beef stew, that’s brisket cooked ’til its pale — it appears to be pork. But the taste is truly beef, something on the way to the heartiness of marrow, if not that mushy in consistency.

Tacos y Mariscos Boca de Rio Part of the trick at Boca de Rio ( N. Milpas St., 845-8898) is finding the tacos on the menu, despite the name of the establishment. They’re listed under Platillos Mexicanos, not that they come with rice and beans, except for the veggie-friendly tacos dorados — hardshell tacos — that you can get filled with yummy potatoes. You can order fish or shrimp, plus the usual suspects: asada, pollo, lengua, cabeza, pastor, and carnitas. The lengua, or tongue, is beef at its most tender, tiny cubes that could melt in your mouth (weird, I know). What’s best about these tacos are the tortillas, ones that taste 3-d: They are almost springy, willing to bite back. And while subtlety generally is the name of the game here, they do make a fiery camarones a la Diabla for those willing to dance with the devil at dinner. Otherwise, few devils are around. Sometimes a fine CONTINUED on p. 36

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Los Tarascos Mexican Restaurant Los Tarascos ( Calle Real, Ste. B, Goleta; 683-1919) leaves me eating my tacos naked. That is, I don’t really need salsas here, as the taco toppings are so tender, so long-marinated. In fact, it might be hard at first to be sure which taco is which, as they tend to share a lovely maroon glaze. But nothing is greasy — it’s just flavor sucked deep into well-cooked meats. If you like carnitas, Los Tarascos is for you, pork pulled like Freddy Krueger had at it, yet just enough of that carbony char, that crispy crust you want in a carnitas. The place is easy to miss next to the lightshow that is YoYumYum Yogurt, but the small dining room is quaintly decked out and impeccably clean. There’s no salsa bar, but you’ll get some with your meal, and it’s pleasing but not amazing. Luckily, you won’t want it on your tacos, which will arrive neatly dressed in onion and cilantro with quartered-limes. The small tacos are cheap ($1.25) and well-stuffed. You will leave even better stuffed. And the menu has other fine options, too, like a filling seafood burrito. ■

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SLOWS S ITS ROLL An A Abridged History of the Fiesta Cruiser Run

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write this story, I felt a pang of regret, worried that I was perpetrating a crime equivalent to exposing a treasured surf break or a secret ex backcountry hiking trail. Such sins are douba bly bl perfidious in a town that can seem like it’s it’ overrun by students, tourists, and Silicon Valley Va executives who decided they’d like to die somewhere with a nicer view. I didn’t quite qu get that when I first arrived in Santa Barbara seven years ago. It felt like a place Ba that th was insular and wary of outsiders, but I have h come to realize that sometimes residents de just want to have a little slice of their city ci to themselves. Who am I to dishonor that th sentiment? The truth of this matter, however, is that the th cat is out of the bag. Ever since the Fiesta Cruiser Run made its way onto Facebook C five v years ago, attendance has exploded. Last year, ye the police counted 1,200-1,400 riders at the starting line — the dolphin fountain — but Rex Stephens, who takes a tally with a clicker at Goleta Beach, puts the number closer to 3,000. Only about 400, he estimates cl MAN AND HIS BIKE: The author poses on a Van Nuys–made Genuine (somehow), live in Santa Barbara County. What (s Bicycle Products BMX cruiser courtesy of Cranky’s Bikes. started out as a quaint tradition 34 years ago has st now been annexed by visitors like everything no Like many a brilliant idea, the Fiesta Cruiser Run was else. el fueled by alcohol and THC. “I was 18 years old when the Even so, there’s something beatific about the unsanctioned event, where bicyclists flood State Street for blocks ride started,” said Richard Sandoval, one of the event’s tio originators.“I was with four buddies on the Westside in on end, reclaiming it from automobiles that get stuck the basement of my buddy’s house doing bong loads and waiting at cross-streets for upward of 10 minutes. As a w drinking beers, just chilling on a cloudy day.” The five of bicycle commuter and recreational cyclist who is used to bi them cruised down to the beach where they saw four of getting yelled at from behind SUV windows (as if their ge drivers are the vulnerable ones), I can’t help but enjoy the their friends from Goleta and decided to head up that dr way. one on day when bicycles dominate. That first casual ride would soon become a test of To some, I suppose, the Cruiser Run can look like hangover endurance. Each year, the same slowly growing chaos. A few days after Fiesta last year, Police Chief Cam ch group of friends, after five days of Fiesta revelry, would Sanchez told the City Council that the riders “really have Sa see if they could make it to Isla Vista and back. Ironino reason but to cause a mess.” His conclusion struck me cally, as the cruiser run has as particularly off, not only burgeoned, it has become because I had been one of be more tame — stymied by the those th riders. I could think of cops and the logistics of its several reasons people were se size. No longer does anyone pedaling their single-speed pe crash the swimming pool at steeds that day: catching up st the Francisco Torres towers. with w friends, showing off No more acrobatics on the pimped-out cruisers, enjoypi BMX jumps at the Ellwood ing in another day of fine-ass bluffs. And no more jumpSanta Sa Barbara weather ing off Stearns Wharf upon outdoors. ou return. In fact, the ride now And yet, there was a tends to deteriorate in Isla kernel of truth in the police ke Vista, while once upon a chief’s description of the ch GLORY RIDE: The early days of the Fiesta Cruiser Ride had time, the riders would take event. Part of the thrill of ev about 30 participants; now the event boasts thousands. a collection and load up on the th ride is a lawless, carnival booze at SOS Liquor. atmosphere where riders at Despite this history, most people will tell you that the can ca ignore the strictures of their everyday lives and blow ride is “good, clean fun,” as does 30-year veteran Sergio off steam, where social divisions collapse and earthly Alvarez, who works at Hazard’s Cycles. The atmosphere pleasures trump the intellectual. In short, it’s a party on pl isn’t exactly the Magic Kingdom, and there is no dearth wheels. w CONTINUED on p. 38

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CONTINUED from P. 37 of beer-filled bellies, but there were no arrests or accidents last year.“We’re not looking for trouble,” said Alvarez, who is friendly with police because Hazard’s services the department’s bicycles. Some of the ride’s stalwarts are even venting complaints similar to those of the police. City officials have asked in vain to speak with the event’s leaders, and while no such mythical figures exist — the ride is, after all, a tradition — Rex Stephens is trying to take on that role. The owner of Santa Barbara Cruisers who hosts the King of the Cruisers show at his Haley Street shop before the ride every year, Stephens is trying to go legit. Realizing that the Cruiser Run “is spiraling out of control,” he has made himself a liaison to the police and envisions

turning the ride into a “zero-tolerance,” familyfriendly, permitted nonproﬁt fundraiser. “It’s not about dressing up in sombreros and getting drunk,” said Stephens.“It’s about community, involvement, and generations,” referring to the children of the original cruisers, like Sandoval’s three kids, who now go on the ride. In America, cycling itself is a symbol of childhood, something you are supposed to outgrow like comic books or Frosted Flakes. The Cruiser Run, despite a few ignored red lights, is really a mass return to innocence. “Every year,” said Sandoval,“I turn 18 again on Fiesta Sunday.” ■

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bull riders and steer wrestlers draw big crowds to the Fiesta Stock Horse Show & Rodeo, but the heart of the four-day Competencia de los Vaqueros at the Earl Warren Showgrounds is the display of equestrian skills by riders from the tri counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo. Cowboys from surrounding ranches showed their stuff at the earliest Fiestas, and a diversified generation of horsemen and women has brought the tradition into the 21st century. One of the challenging contests that has evolved from the labors of ranching is team penning. Gillian Ireland, whose days are spent running her business — Chandler’s Hair Salon in CATTLE CULLING: “You have [a maximum of] a minute and 15 seconds,” said Gillian Ireland of team penning, the equestrian competition that has three riders drive Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone three cows into a pen as quickly as possible. — is heading up a team that will compete Sunday mornAfter cutting hair in San Diego for several ing at the Showgrounds Main Arena. Ireland is a former U.S. Team Penning Asso- years, Ireland migrated to Santa Barbara and bought Chandler’s, a go-to destination for men ciation national champion. She won the senior seeking custom haircuts.“I stuck to men so I youth title as a 15-year-old in 2002 at Amarillo, wouldn’t have to deal with color and styling,” Texas. But after graduating from high school, she said.“But guys are getting more trendy in the San Diego County native took leave of the their styles.” sport that had consumed her since she was 10. Ireland sought relief from the pressure of “I took off about seven years,” she said.“I running a business by engaging in an activity got burnt out on it. I was gone every weekend, that brought her back to being a happy girl.“I traveling all over the country. I was ready to go ride my horse almost every other day up in the to beauty school.” She moved to Pacific Beach, Santa Ynez Valley, in the morning before it gets a location quite different from the 6½-acre hot,” she said.“Riding horses is like therapy.” ranch where she grew up among horses, cows, As this year’s Fiesta approached, her comgoats, pigs, turkeys, and chickens. CONTINUED on p. 41 Δ

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ichard Gibford makes every copy of his new book, Trail Dust, by hand at the cow camp where he lives alone in the Sierra Madre in the county’s northeast corner. Trail Dust is an account of Gibford’s co 1972, 19 ﬁve-week pack trip from nearby Cuyama to NineMile Camp on the Flying M Ranch near ne Yerington, Nevada. It’s a compelling read, but the book’s highlights lig are ﬁve of Gibford’s own poems. He’s been be a cowboy and ranch cook for almost 50 years, and while this life doesn’t pay well, it’s it’ abundant in solitary meditation. Gibford writes about himself and his backcountry life w in the third person:

He H never had wealth, But B plenty of time to himself, So S he reckoned he was rich in a way. Gibford composes his poems on the back of his horse, Buddy. He also sings along dangerous sections of the trail — he said it scares ge away aw the bears — as they ride the most remote cattle ca range in Santa Barbara County. Gibford and an Buddy are the only residents in about one million acres of wilderness, where they tend m cattle ca atop the Sierra Madre. From the mountaintop, Gibford can see the th rugged tributaries of the Sisquoc River to the th south and the Sierra Nevada to the east. The cattle graze in the deep grasslands of the mountain potreros (pastures) that line up endm to-end along the spine of the Sierra Madre to like lik steers in a loading chute. The potreros are sprinkled with coulter pines and white sandsp stone hoodoo rocks. Lions and bobcats hunt st in the grass, as do hawks from above. It’s real wilderness, and Gibford’s a real cowboy. bo He writes, “We still lash things together with w baling wire and rawhide” at the cow camp, where in the evening, he braids leather ca and an eats beans. Gibford lives in an old tin cabin; he has only mice for roommates. The ca metal was painted green once a long time ago. m It keeps some of the wood stove’s heat in when the th potreros are covered in snow — and most of the bears and snakes out. Gibford feels at home cowboying in the Cuyama. It’s a world unrelated to the electric C gates, ga paved driveways, and painted wooden fences of South County fe ranches, where ra pretension often pr eclipses authenec ticity. tic That trend hasn’t ha arrived in the th Cuyama region, where fence patches w are ar patched over again with w old barbed wire and an many posts are curvaceous juniper cu branches cut a century br ago. ag

LONG IN THE SADDLE: Cowboy Richard Gibford puts pen to paper to tell of life on the range.

Gibford’s poems celebrate a ranch lifestyle rooted in nature, hard work, and rumination. In an eﬀort to immortalize diminishing Western traditions, Gibford and other Western artists organized the ﬁrst National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, in the early 1980s. He continues to be a celebrity there every winter. Gibford has promised more of his poems in his next handmade book, More Trail Dust. In the meantime, he lives a life examined under the sun and stars:

He was an independent cuss, And had caused some folks to fuss, But he didn’t regret his life a single day. Trail Dust celebrates a solitary life without regret. We are fortunate to have Gibford’s reﬂections as internal trail markers for our own lives.

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petitive instincts flared up. It’s one thing to ride a horse on a trail; it’s quite another to ride into an arena and chase a cow out of a herd in a race against the clock.“It’s almost addictive to be in the competitive end of it and get that adrenaline rush,” Ireland said. She’s back in the saddle of sport again. A team penning round consists of three riders and 30 cows. As they enter the ring, the riders are given a number (0 to 9) that designates three cows that they are supposed to sort out and move across the arena into a pen, while The Earl Warren Showgrounds rodeo keeping the rest of the herd from scattering. arena will be awash in the colors of a “It’s fast,” Ireland said. “You have [a maxibright western sunset on Friday, August 2. mum of] a minute and 15 seconds. It’s exciting For the first time, the Fiesta Stock Horse to see a horse go down and cut a cow really Show & Rodeo will participate in the good. It’s a group effort. You have one rider that Wranglers Tough Enough to Wear Pink turns back the herd.” The goal is to put up the campaign, a fundraiser for breast cancer fastest time to drive the three cows into the research. pen. All contestants, staff, and spectators Ireland’s teammates will be Mary Dosek are encouraged to wear pink at the day’s of Santa Ynez and Christina Maggio of Ojai events, which conclude with the opening — the Three Amigas of a sort. They have never night of the Professional Rodeo Cowcompeted or even practiced together as a team. boys Association (PRCA) competition. “We’re just going for it,” Ireland said.“We all Judges will be on the lookout for the “best have done it in our own way.” dressed” in pink attire and award them “It’s fun to be part of the Fiesta ambience,” tickets to the National Finals Rodeo. said Dosek, a longtime horse trainer. She has Funds raised will stay in the comtwo entries in the stock horse show competimunity, benefiting the Clinical Research tion. In team penning, she will ride Ireland’s Program of the Cancer Center of Santa 9-year-old mare, Dori, a newcomer to the Barbara. —JZ sport.“As long as she keeps her brain where her body is and stays calm, we’ll be okay,” Dosek said. “If she gets jumpy, we’re in trouble.” Ireland has reason to be confident with her mount, Foxy. “She’s my old horse,” she said. “She’s 23. I’ve ridden her since I was 11 or 12.” Team penning takes place each morning, Friday-Sunday, at the Showgrounds. The teams are assigned by random draw. The cows are usually young and fresh, Ireland said. It is a less stressful gig for them than roping or wrestling.“You’re herding and chasing them,” she said.“You’re not roughing them up, throwing them on the ground, and tying their legs together and everything.” When it comes to the bruising business of steer wrestling, the most decorated cowboy hails from the county. Luke Branquinho, a Los Alamos resident and Santa Ynez High graduate, is a four-time world champion in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) that will be performing Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon. A different skill will be on display every afternoon during For more information, call 688-5093 the competencia — wild cow or visit sbfiestarodeo.com. milking.

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HORSE PARADE LINEUP Order is subject to change. P-: Walking Group – Fiesta Flower Girls P-: Mounted Color Guard – Long Beach Mounted Police P-: Walking Group – Spirit of Fiesta P-: Band – Mariachi Mexicanisimo P-: Float – Oxen Float P-: Carriage and Wagon – S.B. Mayor Helene Schneider P-: Group Western Riders – El Presidente and Family P-: Group Western Riders – El Presidente and Pack String P-: Carriage and Wagon – El Presidente’s Chuckwagon P-: Carriage and Wagon – Grand Marshal P-: Carriage and Wagon – Linda Montana P-: Float – Saint Barbara – NDGW P-: Carriage and Wagon – Assemblymember Das Williams A-: Group Spanish Riders – Costarricense de Paso Gaited Horses A-: Walking Groups – U.S. Navy A-: Carriage and Wagon –  De la Guerra Wedding Party: Vi Obern, Honorary Grand Marshal A-: Group Spanish Riders – Los Padres Trail Riders A-: Space A-: Posse – L.A. County Sheriffs A-: Group Western Riders – Black Cowboys of the Golden West A-: Carriage and Wagon – Women of the Early West A-: Group Western Riders – New Buffalo Soldiers A-: Charros – Southern California Charros A-: Charros – Grupo Charro Los Compadres A-: Posse – Ventura County Sheriffs A-: Carriage and Wagon – S.B. City Council A-: Float – Rotary Club A-: Band – S.B. High School Marching Dons A-: Posse – Kings County Sheriff ’s Posse A-: Carriage and Wagon – Union Bank A-: Carriage and Wagon – Union Bank A-: Group Spanish Riders – Camarillo White Horses A-: Float – Rickard Family A-: Space A-: Mounted Color Guard – Santa Monica Mounted Police A-: Carriage and Wagon – KEYT A-: Group Spanish Riders – California Andalusian Fiesta Day Group A-: Charros – Rancho Arroyo A-: Charros – Rancho los dos Amigos A-: Group Western Riders – Conejo Riders Drill Team A-: Carriage and Wagon – Past El Presidentes A-: Carriage and Wagon – Goleta Mayor Edward Easton B-: Mounted Color Guard – S.B. County Sheriffs B-: Carriage and Wagon – Impulse B-: Carriage and Wagon – Cox B-: Float – Old Mission B-: Band – Oxnard High School

B-: Posse – Merced County Sheriﬀs B-: Carriage and Wagon – Judy Pearce Family and Friends B-: Carriage and Wagon – S.B. County Supervisors B-: Carriage and Wagon – Granada B-: Carriage and Wagon – Lobero Theatre Foundation B-: Group Western Riders – Lonesome Cowgirls and Cowboys B-: Group Western Riders – Rodeo: Honorary Vaquero B-: Carriage and Wagon – Rodeo: Honorary Vaquero Family B-: Group Western Riders – Rodeo: Rainbow Riders B-: Carriage and Wagon – Rodeo: Circus Wagon and Mutton Busters B-: Group Spanish Riders – Los Californios B-: Float – Boys & Girls Club B-: Walking Group – S.B. Trust for Historic Preservation B-: Band – Santa Paula High School B-: Space B-: Carriage and Wagon – Albertson B-: Carriage and Wagon – Chumash B-: Carriage and Wagon – Montecito Bank & Trust B-: Posse – Escondido Mounted Posse B-: Charros – Charros los Tequileros B-: Charros Familia Charra B-: Carriage and Wagon – Wells Fargo C-: Carriage and Wagon – Gang from Crocker Row C-: Carriage and Wagon – Friends of Fiesta C-: Float – Garcia Dance Studio C-: Group Western Riders – Shalhoob Group C-: Group Western Riders – War Horse Foundation C-: Carriage and Wagon – Fiesta Family C-: Carriage and Wagon – Los Rancheros Pobres C-: Carriage and Wagon – S.B. Shrine and Silver Mounted Patrol C-: Carriage and Wagon – S.B. Elks C-: Space C-: Charros – Los Parranderos C-: Charros – Los Charros de Santa Ynez C-: Group Western Riders – Cross Mountain Ranch C-: Carriage and Wagon – S.B. Police Activities League C-: Carriage and Wagon – Diehl Family C-: Charros – Rancho Jimenez J. S.B. C-: Float – NDGW-Tierra de Oro C-: Charros – Los Caporales C-: Group Spanish Riders – Los Canoas Punk Rock Jinetes C-: Charros – Grupo Charro Los Amigos C-: Group Spanish Riders – Los Jinetes del Mar C-: CREW C-: Carriage and Wagon – S.B. City Fire Department ■ C-: Float – The Castro Party

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jewelry as part of this month’s st Thursday festivities. pm. S.B. Museum of Art,  State St. Free. Call -.

vide rockers with an alternative Fiesta celebration. pm. Whiskey Richard’s,  State St. Free. Ages +. Call -.

/: Midwife Panel Some of S.B.’s most celebrated and beloved midwives will be on hand to answer questions and oﬀer insight. -pm. Peanuts Maternity & Kids Boutique,  E. Figueroa St. Free. Call -.

/: The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Challenger Tour Partake in this most adrenaline-packed of professional sports, as the nation’s top bull riders take on beasts during Fiesta. :pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds,  Calle Real. $-$. Call -.

/: A Tahitian Evening The S.B. Travel Bureau and Tahiti Tourisme host this exotic rooftop evening that offers a taste of French Polynesia. -pm. Canary Hotel,  W. Carrillo St. Free. Call -. /: Empty Priest Hit the bar and fire up the kitchen at Seven after st Thursday’s artistic offerings with a monthly showcase of area deejay talent, this week featuring electronica band Empty Priest. pm. Seven Bar & Kitchen,  Helena Ave. Free. Ages +. Call -.

/-/: El Mercado de la Guerra Eat your ﬁll of special Fiesta foods, shop for special Fiesta goods, and enjoy a diverse lineup of entertainment. am-pm. De la Guerra Plaza, E. De la Guerra St., between State and Anacapa sts. Free. Call -.

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/: Celebración de los Dignatarios Appetizers and wine are complemented by a live band and dancing in this memorable Fiesta celebration. -pm. S.B. Zoo,  Niños Dr. $-$. Ages +. Call -. Read more on p. . /: Forum Lounge: Ellie Ga, Fortunetellers An evening of performance art and creative storytelling, preceded by a happy hour to get everyone in the right mood. pm. Museum of Contem-

porary Art S.B.,  Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call -. /: Sketchbook Project This Brooklyn-based crowd-sourced art project stops in S.B. in its custom built “Mobile Library,” bringing with it a selection of , sketchbooks from its permanent collection. -:pm. S.B. Museum of Art,  State St. Free. Call -. Read more on p. . /: Wild Jewels Trunk Show New Zealand–born sisters Amy and Liza Cronhelm hawk their hand-crafted, nature-inspired

/: Competencia de los Vaqueros: Fiesta Stock Horse Show & Rodeo Riders compete in classic competitions like roping and barrel racing. :pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds,  Calle Real. $-$. Call -.

/: Samurai Fish This L.A. quartet covers songs by AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Muse, and many more, presented as part of Paradise Store and Grill’s Music on the

/: Las Noches de Ronda Fiesta nights will be splendid, with variety shows of music, singing, and dancing. pm. S.B. Courthouse Sunken Gardens, Anapamu St., between Anacapa and Santa Barbara sts. Free. Call -.

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Mountain summer concert series. -pm. Paradise Store and Grill,  Paradise Rd. Free. Call -. MICHAEL HABER

/: Indie Rock Fiesta! A lineup of Easter Teeth, The Reignsmen, and Event Horizon will pro-

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/: Leroy Lee, with Jamey Geston Australian singer/ songwriter Leroy Lee performs his acoustic tunes, preceded by area talent Jamey Geston. pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater,  Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $. Call -. /: El Desfile Histórico: Fiesta Historical Parade The main event of Fiesta weekend, the parade features some of the prettiest horses around. Noon. State Street, beginning on Cabrillo Blvd. and ending at Sola St. Free. Call -.

/: Jambo Jambo A collaborative photographic eﬀort between father and daughter Michael and Sophie Haber, these photos from Kenya aim to depict the “harmonious coexistence” between the “traditional” ethnic communities. -pm. Brooks Institute Gallery ,  E. Cota St. Free. Call -.

/: ADaPT Fest : Cut the Edge Performance Installation One of the highlights of ADaPT Fest , this installation of performance art combines visual art, performance, dance, and music. :pm. Fishbon Pescadrome,  S.

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/: th Annual S.B. Mariachi Festival This celebration of music and community is one of the crown jewels of Fiesta weekend. :-pm. S.B. Bowl,  N. Milpas St. $.-$.. Call -.

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earlier time. -:pm. Trinity Episcopal Church,  State St. Free. Call -.

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/: Teresa Russell Awardwinning guitarist Teresa Russell will rock the backyard stage at Paradise Store and Grill, as part of its Music on the Mountain concert series. pm. Paradise Grill and Store,  Paradise Rd. Free. Call -.

/: nd Annual Kiwanis Club of S.B. Fiesta Pancake Breakfast Start your day with this hearty breakfast, a Fiesta tradition in an open and familyfriendly atmosphere. am-noon. Alameda Park,  Santa Barbara St. $-$. Call -. /: Flash Mob Performance Workshop Learn the fundamentals to carry out surprise performances, with dance moves mixing elements of hip-hop and jazz. -:pm. Brasil Arts Café,  State St. $. Call -. /: La Música Antigua de España Get back to the traditional roots of Old Spanish Days with a free concert featuring music reminiscent of an

Slankard on the stage for an alternative-rock lineup that’s sure to please every music palate. -pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club,  State St. $. Call -. /: Cornerstone, with Rian Basilio and The Roosters Reggae jams from the Paciﬁc Coast will make for an exciting complement to Fiesta weekend. pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club,  State St. $. Call -.

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/: Griﬃn House and Megan Slankard The established Griﬃn House joins up-and-comer Megan

/: Tour of Coal Oil Point Reserve Plover docents will lead a tour of the reserve, highlighting its natural and cultural signiﬁcance — a great opportunity to see snowy plover birds. am. Coal Oil Point Reserve, Devereux Area, UCSB West Campus. Free. Call -.

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/: Jake Ducey The author of Into the Wind will sign copies of his book, which details his six-month journey across the globe to ﬁnd himself. pm. The Book Den,  W. Anapamu St. Free. Call -. /: Jason Campbell and the Drive This high-energy fusion funk group makes sense in the sun, with plenty of food and drinks, featured as part of Paradise Store and Grill’s Music on the Mountain summer concert series. pm. Paradise Store and Grill,  Paradise Rd. Free. Call -. /: West Coast Symphony’s th Annual Fiesta Concert The Courthouse Sunken Gardens is the place to be all weekend long — this afternoon playing host to some of the West Coast’s ﬁnest musicians. :pm. S.B. Courthouse Sunken Gardens, Anapamu St.

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/-/: Golf: rd Annual S.B. Golf Classic Put John Pate and Steve Lass together in this best-ball partners tournament, and you have Jack Nicklaus. The hometown pairing has won the trophy  times, the ﬁrst in  and the most recent in . Lass, UCSB’s golf coach, has won twice with other partners for a record  titles in the -hole event held every Fiesta weekend. Pate and Lass will be teeing oﬀ in the A Flight at : a.m. Saturday and : p.m. Sunday. S.B. Golf Club,  McCaw Ave. Call - or visit sbgolfclassic.org.

/: John Reischman and the Jaybirds The Jaybirds (pictured above) will take the stage in the next installment of the Ojai Concert Series, bringing their blend of hard-line blues and bluegrass that’s sure to get feet stomping. pm. Dancing Oak Ranch,  Casitas Pass Rd., Ojai. Free-$. Call -.

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MONDAY 8/5 /: AARP S.B. Chapter Meeting Senior advocacy groups will come together to make an impact on the community, with presentations by the Area Agency on Aging and the Coalition for Sustainable Transporta-

tion. pm. Louise Lowry Davis Recreation Ctr.,  De la Vina St. Free. Ages +. Call -. /: Sound Stream Improvisational Group Sing Let your voice be heard at the monthly gathering of free-singing individuals, led by singer/songwriter/ sound healer Noell Grace. pm. Arden House,  Arden Rd. Free. Call -.

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/: th Annual Sadako Peace Day The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation gathers once a year for a special reason: to pay tribute to the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, alongside all the innocent victims of war — on a day named for Sadako Sasaki, a young girl claimed by radiation in Hiroshima. pm. La Casa de Maria,  El Bosque Rd., Montecito. Free. Call -.

/: Mezcal Martini Music at the Ranch gets a spicy twist this week, with an invigorating night of salsa music. :pm. Rancho La Patera,  N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Call -.

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book, Rainer on Film, in one of S.B.’s favorite book shops. pm. Chaucer’s Books,  State St. Free. Call -. /: Notorious S.B.’s summer with Alfred continues with the legendary director’s Notorious for the next installment of Hitchcock nights. :pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free. Ages +. Call -. /: Slow Is Fast Former pro surfer Dan Malloy and two friends spent  days riding bikes  miles down the California coast in , capturing their journey in their book, Slow Is Fast. Meet the authors, and see their short ﬁlm of the experience, Moving Pictures. :pm. Full of Life Flatbread,  W. Bell St., Los Alamos. Free. Call -.

FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE Thursday Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, -:pm Carpinteria:  block of Linden Ave., -:pm

Friday Montecito:  and  blocks of Coast Village Rd., -:am

/: Digging the Good Life: Creating Colorful, WaterConserving Gardens Join the S.B. County Horticultural Society for a presentation on sustainable, drought-tolerant plants with Joan S. Bolton. pm. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, La Cumbre at Foothill rds. Free. Call -.

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/: Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor resident ﬁlm critic Peter Rainer also serves as the president of the National Society of Film Critics and contributes to Bloomberg news and NPR. He’ll sign copies of his

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/: Slum Village, Earlly Mac, The Action, and Citi Lightz Detroit’s established duo Slum Village will bring in a crew of up-and-comers to Velvet’s stage. pm. Velvet Jones,  State St. $-$. Call -.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS Betteravia Gallery – The Anne and Walon Green Collection: The Paintings of Channing Peake, through Sept. . Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Ctr.,  E. Lakeside, Santa Maria, -. Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr. – Pathways, through Aug. .  Chapala St., -. Brooks Institute Gallery  – Jambo Jambo by Michael Haber and Sophie Haber, through Aug. .  E. Cota St., -. Cabana Home – Penelope Gottlieb: Portraits in Air (A Series Revisited), through Sept. .  Santa Barbara St., -. Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit.  Pueblo St., -. DOMES HO! “Opal Domes” by Walter Launt Palmer, c. , Channing Peake will be on display as part of The Summer Impressionists exhibit Gallery – W. Dibblee at Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery. Hoyt: Far Reaches, through Sept. . S.B. County Administration Bldg.,  E. Anapamu St., -. ART EXHIBITS Cypress Gallery – EarthArt, through Aug. .  E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc, MUSEUMS -. Art, Design & Architecture Museum – Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Peake/Picasso, Goya: Disasters of War and Blossoming, through Sept. .  State St., Unbuilt UCSB, through Sept. . UCSB, -. -. DNA Imagery – Color Blinding by Kristen Casa Dolores – Transportation ¡Dale!, Reichert and Greg Classen, through Aug. . through Sept. , and multiple permanent  E. Gutierrez St., -. installations.  Bath St., -. Faulkner Gallery – Fiesta of Fibers Karpeles Manuscript Library and presented by S.B. Fiber Arts Guild, through Museum – Multiple permanent installaAug. . Central Library,  E. Anapamu St., tions.  W. Anapamu St., -. -. Lompoc Museum – Multiple permanent Gallery Los Olivos – Artistic Facets by installations.  S. H St., Lompoc, -. Sheila Underwood and Patricia Watkins, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa through Aug. .  Grand Ave., Los Olivos, Barbara – erry icket by Dasha Shishkin and -. Bloom Projects: Edgar Orlaineta, Katsina Hospice of S.B. – Permanent installations Horizon, through Sept. .  Paseo Nuevo, by painter Mary Heebner.  Alameda -. Padre Serra, Ste. , -. Ojai Valley Museum – Ojai Collects: Hotel Indigo – Limuw: An Ode to the Sea, Selections from Eight Ojai Private Collections, through Jan. , .  State St., -. through Sept. .  W. Ojai Ave., Ojai, Jane Deering Gallery – Unbuilt Santa -. Barbara presented by the Art, Design & Rancho La Patera/Stow House – Multiple Architecture Museum, through Sept. . permanent exhibits hosted by the Goleta  E. Canon Perdido St., -. Valley Historical Society.  N. Los Carneros Los Olivos Café – Revered & RememRd., Goleta, -. bered by Laurel Sherrie, through Sept. . S.B. Historical Museum – De la Tierra —  Grand Ave., Los Olivos, -. Art of the Adobe, through Oct. ; The Story of Marcia Burtt Studio – Approaching Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free Abstraction, through Sept. .  Laguna St., admission.  E. De la Guerra St., -. -. S.B. Maritime Museum – Photography Ojai Art Ctr. – Anything Goes, Aug. -. by Jack London, through Nov. ; Lost Surf  S. Montgomery St., Ojai, -. Art Posters of Santa Barbara by Rick Sharp, Oliver & Espig Gallery – Global Youth Projthrough April .  Harbor Wy., #, ects beneﬁt show featuring photographs by -. Robb Klassen, Aug. , -pm.  State St., S.B. Museum of Art – Labour and Wait, -. through Sept. ; Un/Natural Color, through PORCH – Abstracts Inspired by Nature by Sept. ; Degas to Chagall: Important Loans Laurie MacMillan, through Aug. .  from The Armand Hammer Foundation and Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria, -. the Collection of Michael Armand Hammer S.B. Frame Shop and Gallery – S.B. and Martin Kersels’s Charm series, ongoing Studio Artists’ Preview Exhibition, Aug. , exhibitions.  State St., -. -pm.  State St., -. Ty Warner Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent S.B. Tennis Club – Evocateurs, through installations.  Stearns Wharf, -. Aug. .  Foothill Rd., -. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – GALLERIES Rock music photography by Rob Shanahan, Anna’s Bakery – Neon Donuts, through through Aug. .  State St., -. Aug. .  Marketplace Dr., Goleta, Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – -. Angela Perko solo exhibition and Ray Strong: Architectural Foundation Gallery – A Legacy in Landscape, Collecting California, Biomorphic Imagery by Obie G. Bowman, and The Summer Impressionists, through through Aug. .  E. Victoria St., -. Sept. ; Amos Kennedy, through Sept. . Artamo Gallery – Summer Exhibition  E. Anapamu St., -. by gallery artists, through Sept. .  W. Trowbridge Gallery – Adults Only, Anapamu St., -. through Aug. .  E Ojai Ave., Ste. , The Arts Fund Gallery – Specimen, Ojai, -. through Aug. . -C Santa Barbara St., wall space gallery – caeli tellus unda, -. (Heaven, Earth, Sea), through Aug. .  E. Yanonali St., C-, -.

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AUG. 1–8 LIVE MUSIC CLASSICAL S.B. Museum of Art –  State St., -. THU: Music Academy of the West Concert (pm) S.B. Courthouse Sunken Gardens –  Anacapa St., -. SUN: West Coast Symphony’s th Annual Fiesta Concert (:pm)

POP, ROCK & JAZZ Adama –  Chapala St., -. TUE: Robert Brown (pm) Brewhouse –  W. Montecito St., -. THU-SAT, WED: Live Music (pm) Chumash Casino Resort –  E. Hwy. , Santa Ynez, -. THU /: Jeﬀerson Starship (pm) THU /: Queen Nation (pm) Cold Spring Tavern –  Stagecoach Rd., -. FRI: Brian Travis Band (-pm) SAT: Ian Hutchinson Band (-pm); Holdfast Riﬂe Company (-pm) SUN: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan (:-pm); Roy Schmeck and the Schmeck-tones (:-:pm) The Creekside –  Hollister Ave., -. WED: Country Night (pm) SAT: Locals Going Loco Fiesta Dance Party with DJ Bobby Biz (:pm) MON: Karaoke with Dyno (pm) Dancing Oak Ranch –  Casitas Pass Road, Ojai, -. SUN: John Reischman and the Jaybirds (pm) Dargan’s –  E. Ortega St., -. THU: Dannsair (:pm) SAT: Traditional Irish Music (:pm) TUE: Karaoke (pm) De la Guerra Plaza – E. De la Guerra St., between State and Anacapa sts., -. THU-SAT: Fiesta Market (am - pm) Endless Summer Bar/Café –  Harbor Wy., -. FRI: Acoustic guitar and vocals (:pm) EOS Lounge –  Anacapa St., -. THU: Huge Thursday with Mackie and Bix King FRI: Live Music (-pm); DNA Presents SAT: DJ Calvin and Kohjay WED: Salsa Night Indochine –  State St., -. TUE: Indie Night (pm) WED: Karaoke (:pm) The James Joyce –  State St., -. THU: Alastair Greene Band (pm) FRI: Kinsella Brothers Band (pm) SAT: Ulysses (:-:pm) SUN, MON: Karaoke (pm) TUE: Ben Markham and Brian Cole WED: Open Mike Night Jill’s Place –  Santa Barbara St., -. FRI, SAT: Piano Bar with Al Reese (:pm) Marquee –  State St., -. WED: Open Mike Night (pm) Monty’s –  Hollister Ave., Goleta, -. THU: Karaoke Night (pm) O’Malleys and the Study Hall –  State St., -. THU: College Night with DJ Gavin Old Town Tavern –  Orange Ave., Goleta, -. WED, FRI, SAT: Karaoke Night (:pm) Palapa Restaurant –  State St., -. FRI: Live Mariachi Music (:pm) Paradise Store and Grill –  Paradise Rd., -. FRI: Samurai Fish (pm) SAT: Teresa Russell (pm) SUN: Jason Campbell and the Drive (pm) Plaza Playhouse Theatre –  Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, -. FRI: Leroy Lee, with Jamey Geston (pm) Rancho La Patera –  N. Los Carneros Rd., -. TUE: Mezcal Martini (:pm) Reds Tapas & Wine Bar –  Helena Ave., -. THU: Music Thursdays (pm)

Roundin’ Third –  Calle Real, -. THU: Locals Night (pm) FRI: Johnny Wool and The Gabardines (pm) TUE: Locals Night (pm) S.B. Bowl –  N. Milpas St. Call -. SAT: th Annual Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival (:pm) S.B. Maritime Museum –  Harbor Wy., #, -. SAT: Ukulele music and singing (-:pm) Sandbar –  State St., -. TUE: ’s Night (pm) WED: Big Wednesday (pm) THU: College Night (pm) Seven Bar & Kitchen –  Helena Ave., -. THU /: Empty Priest (pm) SOhO Restaurant & Music Club –  State St., -. FRI: SOL Food Festival Fundraiser (pm) SAT: Griﬃn House, Megan Slankard (pm); Cornerstone, with Rian Basilio and The Roosters (pm) WED: TROPO with DJ Mariana Schultze (:pm) Statemynt –  State St., -. THU: DJ Akorn WED: Blues Night (pm) Tiburon Tavern –  State St., -. FRI: Karaoke Night (:pm) TonyRay’s –  De la Guerra Plaza, -. FRI: Karaoke (pm) SAT: Live Music (pm) SUN: Live Music (pm) Trinity Episcopal Church –  State St., -. SAT: La Música Antigua de España (pm) Uptown Lounge –  State St., -. SAT: Sloane and the Smooth Tones (pm) Velvet Jones –  State St., -. THU: Fiesta Kickoﬀ with DJ Johnny Blaze (pm) FRI: Country Night (pm) SAT: Fiesta Saturday with Jakwob (pm) TUE: Slum Village, Earlly Mac, The Action, Citi Lightz (pm) Whiskey Richard’s –  State St., -. THU: Indie Rock Fiesta! feat. Easter Teeth, The Reignsmen, Event Horizon (pm) MON: Open Mike Night (pm) WED: Punk on Vinyl (pm) Wildcat –  W. Ortega St., -. THU: DJs Hollywood and Patrick B SUN: Red Room with DJ Gavin Roy (pm) TUE: Local Band Night (pm) Zodo’s –  Calle Real, Goleta, -. THU: KJEE Thursday Night Strikes (:-:pm) MON: Service Industry Night (pm)

theater Center Stage Theater –  Paseo Nuevo, -. THU, FRI: Freud’s Last Session (pm) SAT: The Vagina Monologues (pm) SUN: The Vagina Monologues (pm); Freud’s Last Session (pm) Santa Barbara High School Theatre – Cabaret.  E Anacapa St., -. THU /: pm Santa Ynez High School – Arts Outreach presents Anything Goes.  E. Hwy. , Santa Ynez, -. THU-SAT: pm Severson Theatre – Always … Patsy Cline.  S. College Dr., Santa Maria, -. THU /: pm Solvang Festival Theater – PCPA Theaterfest presents Monty Python’s Spamalot.  nd St., Solvang, -. THU-SUN, TUE, WED: pm

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THURSDAY August 1st, 5-8pm

HE 1ST THURSDAY PROGRAM is an evening of art and culture in downtown Santa Barbara that takes place on the first Thursday of each month. Participating art venues offer free access to art in a fun and social environment from 5-8pm. 1st Thursday venues also provide additional attractions, such as live music, artist receptions, lectures, wine tastings, and hands-on activities. Additionally, State Street comes alive on 1st Thursday with performances and interactive activities. Photo by Robb Klassen, on view at Oliver & Espig, a benefit for Global Youth Projects

Sola St

Santa Barbara Studio Artists is presenting their 12th Annual Open Studio Tour Exhibition with 40 top professional visual artists participating. Discover an award-winning collection of landscape, contemporary and figurative painting, sculpture and assemblage. Some of the featured artists include Kimberly Pratt, Barbara McIntyre, Patti Post, Francine Kirsch, Betsy Gallery, Tom Post and Francis Scorzelli. Artists will be on hand to discuss their work and refreshments will be served. www.santabarbaraframeshop.com | www.SantaBarbaraStudioArtists.com

Arlington Theatre

2 Arlington Way

SULLIVAN GOSS – AN AMERICAN GALLERY

7 & 11 East Anapamu Street, 805-730-1460 Celebrating the first show of the work by nationally noted printmaker and letterpress artist, Amos Kennedy. Kennedy was the focus of the 2008 documentary film Proceed and Be Bold and has taught classes and seminars at UCSB. Also on view Angela Perko, Summer Impressionist and Collecting California. www.sullivangoss.com

Granada Theatre

FAULKNER GALLERY AT THE SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Figueroa St

Carrillo St E

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C ISABELLA GOURMET FOODS: 5 East Figueroa Street, 805-585-5257 Showcasing local jeweler Mallory Emrich’s line, Jamieson Jewelry, featuring gold and silver hand-crafted body jewels. Each piece is an inspiration of beauty, art and adventure. Additionally, please join us for libations and tastings. www.isabellagourmetfoods.com

De la Guerra St

D SANTA BARBARA SHEET MUSIC: 1036 Santa Barbara Street, 888-342-1759 One of the last brick and mortar sheet music stores in North America is making its 1st Thursday debut! Join us for wine and live piano music while browsing our large selection of sheet music and consignment art by local artists. 5-7:30pm. www.sbsheetmusic.com

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E PLUM GOODS: 909 State Street, 805-845-3900 Featuring artist Benjamin Anderson who has been creating monumental oil paintings since 2002. His vivid, high-impact pieces are a must see. Join us for the reception and meet the artist. www.plumgoodsstore.com

Ortega St

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7 SANTA BARBARA ARTS: 1114 State Street Suite #24, 805-884-1938 Showcasing local photographer Joyce Wilson, who serves as adjunct faculty at Brooks Haley St Institute and mentors students in the MFA program. In 2003 the International Photographic Council honored Wilson at the United Nations with the Distinguished Leadership Award and she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Professional Photographers of America www.santabarbaradowntown.com in 2006. Wilson was the commencement speaker at Brooks Institute in 1984 and 2005 and received an Honorary Master of Arts & Science. Wilson’s work is featured in solo and group exhibitions and is part of the permanent collection at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Wine 11 CASA DOLORES, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE POPULAR ARTS OF MEXICO served by Grassini Family Vineyards. www.sbarts.net 1023 Bath Street, 805-963-1032 Kickstarting the museum’s month-long Summer Film Series featuring the Mexican surrealist 8 GALLERY 113: 1114 State Street #8, in La Arcada Court, 805-965-6611 works of Luis Buñuel, the great Spanish-born filmmaker. The event commemorates the 30th Artist of the Month Karen Pendergrass’s show Beneath the Surface uses texture, line and anniversary of Buñuel’s death. The film Los Olvidados will be showing tonight at 7:30pm layers, inviting the viewer to find their own interpretation beyond the mere color and form and includes an introduction, Q&A and book signing with Buñuel expert Dr. Victor Fuentes of and to seek the mysteries that lie beneath the surface in this series of abstract paintings. The featured artists are Jim Zimmerman, Beth Schmohr, Carrie Givens, Marjorie Palonen and UCSB. $5-$8 donation. www.casadolores.org.

12 SHAUN SANDERS: 900 State Street, Marshall’s Patio Master guitarist Shaun Sanders has evolved a musical style based on the tradition of the Celebrating photojournalist Robb Klassen and Kellie Kreiss who work with Global Youth Proj- Spanish guitar. Influenced by the flamenco discipline, he integrates music from around the ects, a locally based group that helps bring recognition to grassroots organizations worldwide globe - Brazilian Bossa Novas and Romantic Rumbas come together in evocative rhythms through photojournalism. Featuring the work of photographer Robb Klassen and a collection and melodies. Shaun explores timeless musical themes, inspired by those who know what it of gorgeous red Burmese Rubies. A portion of sales from tonight’s benefit will be donated to means to live, love and dance. www.houseofbossa.com Global Youth Projects! Don’t miss the presentation of Rob’s current project with a youth-run 13 ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM OF UCSB: 128 East Canon Perdido, orphanage in Burma (Myanmar). www.oliverandespig.com 805-966-3334 www.facebook.com/pages/Oliver-and-Espig Unbuilt Santa Barbara explores architects’ and planners’ visions for the city through drawings and a model of unrealized projects, including redevelopment schemes and alternative designs 10 BELLA ROSA GALLERIES: 1103-A State Street, 805-966-1707 for landmark buildings. These drawings propose Spanish Colonial Revival romanticism and Featuring the exhibition East Meets West (works by Edward Borein), paired with Ching Dynasty Jade and Netsukes from a private collection, along with an Estate of Art Deco Jewelry mid-century modern pragmatism for State Street and other areas of the city. This exhibition is drawn from the Architecture and Design Collection at the Art, Design and Architecture sure to create Gatsby-envy, presented to the public for the first time. Come sip some wine, enjoy music, indulge the senses and support a great cause all at the same time, as proceeds Museum and is curated by Christina Chiang, Assistant Curator and Chris Marino, Project Archivist. www.museum.ucsb.edu will benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara. www.bellarosasb.com Carol Dixon. www.sbartassoc.org

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A ART & SOUL OF SANTA BARBARA: 1221 State Street #7, 805-722-5054 Showcasing the photographic art work of Santa Barbara native David Oriasa, who developed his photographic skills during the early digital phase of photography. Using camera effects such as slow shutter speeds and panning of the camera, Oriasa’s subjects take on a new visual interpretation. Oriasa’s specialties include ocean waves, surfers and birds. His photographs are collected internationally and have been featured in surfing magazines, advertisements and for such recognizable companies as Samsung and The Weather Channel. His prints, infused on aluminum metal, take on a life of their own in terms of color and depth. Come to the gallery and see his unique photographic style. With wine and wonderful acoustic guitarist Spencer Vincent and special guests Melissa Rose and Daniel Staton. All are accomplished musicians in vocals, acoustic guitar and piano - so entertaining you can’t help but dance! B ENCANTO: 1114 State Street #22 La Arcada Court, 805-722-4338 Come shopping for some of Santa Barbara’s finest women’s threads and enjoy wine and live jazz music from the Blue Moon Quartet from 6-8pm. www.studioencanto.com

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40 East Anapamu Street, 805-962-7635 The Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild is presenting Fiesta of Fibers, a show of artwork by its members. Fabulous pieces of basketry, weaving, spinning, silk painting, dyeing, knitting, felting and more can be seen at this beautiful exhibit. www.sbfiberarts.com | www.sbplibrary.org

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Featuring Wild Jewels Trunk Show by Sisters Amy and Liza Cronhelm. A New Zealand company specializing in hand crafted jewelry using nature’s finest creations, including New Zealand paua shell, Mother of Pearl, sterling silver, fresh water pearl and semi-precious stones. Sketchbook Project: a global, crowd-sourced art project fueled by participants who purchase sketchbooks, fill the pages and return them for inclusion in a traveling exhibition and permanent collection at the Brooklyn Art Library. The Sketchbook Project’s Mobile Library will be in the Museum/Library Plaza. 5–7:30pm. Family 1st Thursday: Bring the whole family to enjoy 1st Thursday together in SBMA’s Family Resource Center, located across from the Museum Café on the Lower Level. Construct a William Morris plant-inspired standing paper lantern after David Thorpe’s Quiet Lives in the Labour and Wait exhibition. 5:30–7:30pm. Labour and Wait: featuring the work of artists who bring 21sh century urgency to 19th century principles of virtue through work and craftsmanship. Inspired in part by developments that stem back as far as the Industrial Revolution. Un/Natural Color: looking at the powerful relationship between color and memory by considering photographs and the ways in which their unique color palettes evoke specific moments of the historical past. Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from The Armand Hammer Foundation and the Collection of Michael Armand Hammer: represting artists including Ivan Aivazovsky, Pierre Bonnard, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Daniel Ridgway Knight, Henri Fantin-Latour, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro and Auguste Renoir. www.sbma.net

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In the spirit of Fiesta, join Casa Dolores at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art corner to create your own Fiesta inspired paper flowers. Viva la Fiesta! www.casadolores.org

Come and see our summer exhibition, a changing group show with recent and new works by our 21 gallery artists. Start your collection of original art by taking part in our 1st Thursday summer art auction of selected affordable prints and paintings from our vault. www.artamo.com

16 GALLERY 27 AT BROOKS INSTITUTE: 27 East Cota Street, 805-690-4913 Presenting Jambo Jambo: Haber Haber, photographic works from the Kenyan landscape depicting the harmonious coexistence between the traditional ethnic communities and the wildlife. This exhibition is a collaboration between Michael Haber and his daughter Sophie Haber, along with Trevor Gordon. www.facebook.com/brooksgallery27

ARTAMO GALLERY: 11 West Anapamu Street, 805-568-1400

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15 ¡FLAMENCO! SANTA BARBARA: Paseo Nuevo Center Court ¡FLAMENCO! Santa Barbara is our community’s only resident flamenco group. Linda Vega presents live music, song and dance with special guest artists from Spain. Come experience the thrill and excitement of the dance of the Spanish gypsies! www.vegaflamenco.com

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14 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SANTA BARBARA: 653 Paseo Nuevo, Upper Arts Terrace, 805-966-5373 Featuring in the Forum Lounge: The Fortunetellers. American-born artist Ellie Ga presents a narrative-based performance that combines memory with a vast array of documents both created and appropriated, based on a six-month residency on the Tara, a research sailboat frozen into the ice of the North Pole, purposely drifting to gather scientific data. Ga superimposes live storytelling, recorded sound and still and moving images to conjure up the terms and rituals of daily life in the Arctic night. 5pm Happy Hour. 7pm Performance. www. mcasb.org

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SANTA BARBARA FRAME SHOP & GALLERY: 1324 State Street, Suite J, 805-729-2184

Celebrating the gallery’s 10th anniversary with a champagne reception for the beautiful still-life and floral exhibition, Blossoming. Featuring the oil paintings of Cheryl Ambrecht, Kay Henry and watercolors of Cathy Quiel. Live music, artists present, wine and champagne served. www.divineinspiration.us

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THE ART CRAWL: 735 Anacapa Street The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative will lead a curated Art Crawl through the 1st Thursday festivities. The curator for the Art Crawl is Crista Dix from Wall Space Gallery. This month the Art Crawl will start at 5:30pm in de la Guerra Plaza on the back steps of City Hall. www. sbartscollaborative.org

F CASA MAGAZINE: 23 East Canon Perdido Street, 805-965-6448 Loving Lorca / Amando Lorca - CASA Gallery is Loving Lorca! Enjoy poetry, paintings and sculpture that embrace the sensuality and depth of life. Meet local author Leslie Westbrook who will be signing her latest book, Insiders Guide to Santa Barbara. Cafe music by Harold Kono, light refreshments and poetry curated by Carol DeCanio. www.casasb.com G SOJOURNER CAFE: 134 East Canon Perdido Street, 805-965-7922 Join us for a fun summer night! Chill out with our all plant-based, non GMO Juice Plus+ green shakes, wine-tasting, live music and the art of LeeAnne Del Rio. A great place to start and end your evening! www.sojournercafe.com H INDUSTRY HOME: 740 State Street Suite #1, 805-845-5780 Featuring photography from the Brothers of Industry Industry. The Brothers (locals Andrew and Peter Hernandez), are known for creating the furniture and lighting here at Industry Home. They are excited to share their black and white photographs that document the furniture making process. Stop by and check out just how the Brothers work their magic to create beautiful and unique pieces! Local wine and beer will be served. www.industry-home.com I COUCH: 9 West Ortega Street, 805-965-8505 Presenting Los Angeles and Santa Barbara based Graphic Artist Sean Calen Blake. Coming off his nearly sold-out gallery debut at DNA Gallery on April 4th, Sean will be exhibiting all new works that will complement any architectural space. Avid and amateur collectors alike will find his fluid yet intricate graphic paintings thoroughly attractive and engaging. There will be live DJ music by Noran. www.couchsantabarbara.com SHOP SPREE SB: SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2013

We’re kicking off Shop Spree SB with September 1st Thursday! Visit participating retailers for exclusive in-store discounts, events and specials during this weekend shopping festival that showcases Downtown Santa Barbara!

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Tijuana-based journalist], he said we should get on a panga. Then we were told we should go to the desert, where we met the guy on the tractor. He directed us to the ﬁshing camp. So it’s like we were heading up the river, and when we got to the panga hangar, we were eye to eye with Colonel Kurtz. It was radical. It changed us all, certainly.

IN THE STARS: Nathan Budrow (left) and Akira Dann star as Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo & Juliet TEENS DO

When it comes to youth theater, few do it hard only to ﬁnd themselves pulled apart better than the Rubicon. And this summer, by their feuding families. The cast features Ventura’s most acclaimed theater company an impressive roster of youngsters, too, kicks oﬀ its Fearless Shakespeare including Nate Budrow as Program with perhaps the most Romeo, Akira Dann as Juliet, RUBICON’S well-known play of them all. Joey Santia as Mercutio, and This Friday-Sunday, August 2-4, Macaria Martinez as Monthe Rubicon’s youth program The Rubicon Theatre PROGRAM KICKS OFF tague. participants will present their Company is located at  production of Romeo & Juliet, East Main Street, Ventura. Call directed by Joseph Fuqua. The story should be 667-2900 or visit rubicontheatre.org for — Aly Comingore familiar to most: Two star-crossed teens fall tickets and info.

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hen Jesse Aizenstat’s SURVEY AND SURVIVE: Jesse Aizenstat curiosity was piqued (right) and his friend/translator make earlier this year by the their way across the Baja desert. sudden influx of panga boats smuggling loads of marijuana up from Baja California onto Golden State shores, the 28-year-old rogue journalist headed to Mexico with a translator and videographer to see for himself what was happening in the mostly lawless Baja deserts and ports populated by the Sinaloa Cartel. The result is a four-part YouTube documentary that throws the viewer into the trio’s car as they survey and surpart was going down to the lawless desert vive the terrain, meeting with border security because we knew that’s where all the mariexperts, fugitive panga captains, and everyone juana is grown. We were told,“The guys there in between. With all four parts of Baja Smugglers being released this week on YouTube and will probably just be happy to see you. They don’t care; they’re in the middle of the desert.” independent.com, Aizenstat recently sat down to chat with us about his latest project. Did you identify yourselves as surfers or journalists or what? Everyone was different. During So why the panga issue? I was driving my car and listening to an NPR story on pangas, and the part with the guys and their tractor in the I just immediately knew I could do something desert, we told them we were making a movie. with it. I feel like I’m working to develop a for- I don’t know what they thought. One guy mula I spelled out in Surfing the Middle East didn’t want to be on camera, and we respected [his first multimedia book project], which that. But really, I don’t think the smugglers is to take an amusing and entertaining story come across as the villains in this piece. The and make an adventure out of it, and take the villain in this piece is the American willingadventure and relate it back to a news story. I ness to solve our social and political problems figured that method could communicate the with more and more defense spending when news to the twenty- and thirty-somethings in we have other pressing problems. a way they’ll find interesting. It seems like you guys were working at a pretty furious pace down there. There was never a How did you map your route? Before we left, I wrote a treatment about how I imagined it to moment of rest, and there was a feeling in the go [chuckles], and then it went the way it went. car that we were hot on the trail to understand We had a few set interviews, but the real wild every link in the chain. When we met Luis [a

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What was a surprise takeaway for you? Just how businessMOBILE ART PROJECT oriented [the smugglers] are. PULLS INTO SBMA They’re really just businessmen who are making money off the craziness that’s going on in their own country and our drug laws that don’t reallyy make sense. So who’s coming out ahead in all this? The drug cartels, the Sinaloa Cartel. And then there’s this disproportionate response from us. Panga money is loose change compared to chasing pangas with drones. It’s a dichotomy of guerrilla versus conventional. Pangas are disposable and the marijuana is so KEEP ON TRUCKIN’: The Sketchb ook Project’s mobile library rolls into cheap to grow, so if one in 10 town this Thursday, August 1. gets through, they’re doing great. — Tyler Hayden Technology be damned damned. People still like to write, writ i te draw, and imagine with real pencils and paper. And they still like to do it in a 32-page, saddle-stitchbound, 5×7-inch, 100 percent recycled paper sketchbook. Witness Moleskine’s 626 million IPO. Or the arrival of the Brooklyn-based traveling Sketchbook Project, which pulls into the Santa Barbara Museum of Art this Thursday, August 1, from 5-7:30 p.m. in conjunction with the SBMA’s Labour and Wait exhibition. iPad you say? Forget about it. The Sketchbook Project is the brainchild of the husband-and-wife duo Steven and Sara Peterman. They left their Williamsburg digs to hit the road, sharing stories and art with communities across North America. Think of it as a food truck with sketchbooks instead of tacos, filled with the wild imaginings of artists and amateurs from 8 years old to 86 instead of carnitas. It’s less fattening but equally enriching. Unravel, the newest album by Santa Barbaran David The blank pages of a sketchbook are a no-holdsCourtenay, features soft acoustic strumming, benign barred invitation for artists and drawers of every ilk narratives, and relentless optimism. It’s easy to appreto let their pencils and imagination take flight. That’s ciate Courtenay’s sun-baked, feet-in-the-sand grooves. been the mission for Steven Peterman ever since he In the steady rolling jam “About Time,” he sings in quasigraduated Savannah Art and Design. suave couplets, “It’s been a long time I’ve been kept in “It’s about the collection as a whole — 28,000 the dark / Now a fire’s been ignited ’cause you set off the stories being told by people in 135 countries,” he said. spark.” “Under My Hood,” a ballad of comical errors, shows “I’ve always wanted to interact, to grow something off his self-effacing humor with a story about helping a bigger than me.” Like the public art projects of Christo woman with car trouble. The lyrics progress with the and Jeanne-Claude, Peterman’s goal is to connect people of all walks of life to projects that engage double-entendre-using woman manipulating Courtenay in ever-escalating means, eventually leaving him helptheir imagination and creativity — whether they are lessly tied to her bedposts. The album channels Michael professional artists or not — without the interference Franti with campy reggae-adjacent tunes like “Hear Your of gallery gatekeepers. Cry” and “Arms of Redemption” and sweeping flamenco Visitors to the SBMA will have the opportunity to folk in “Love Calls Out.” Courtenay, who leads a double fill in two sketchbooks, paid for by the Museum, during a teaching-artist-led art project. There’s only one life as a yoga instructor, proves that he finds harmonic rule: no glitter bombs! comfort in blending slide guitar and bongo drums into one saccharine batch of positive vibes. For more on the Sketchbook Project, visit sketch — Emerson Malone bookproject.com. — Mitchell Kriegman

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Grayson Perry enchanted a capacity audience at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Mary Craig Auditorium last Sunday, July 28, with a slide lecture that made it abundantly clear why he has become, in addition to an acclaimed artist, one of the most sought-after speakers in the contemporary art world. Clad in what he described as “just the sort of daytime frock you’d wear to speak at a museum,” Perry arrived in a bright yellow dress with a frilly pink collar, DISTINGUISHED VISITORS: wearing red patent leather shoes and SBMA Curator Julie Joyce a wig. His is not the drag of a drag (left) welcomed Philippa queen, however, with its emphasis on and Grayson Perry for his sexuality, but rather an oddly tasteful, lecture in connection with the nearly decorous kind of mild affectaexhibition Labour and Wait. tion that’s easy to forget about once Perry begins to talk in his firm, quite manly voice. And what a speaker! As in the wonderful quotation from W. H. Auden with which he began, Perry aspires to “A poet’s hope: to be, like some valley cheese, local, but prized elsewhere.” He is utterly local, not only to England, but also to Essex, where he grew up, and to London, where he came of age among such post-punk pioneers as Leigh Bowery, Malcolm McLaren, and Boy George. And more and more every day, he is prized elsewhere. Working in multiple media, including recent success as a television personality, Perry’s longtime signature field remains ceramics. As an art student in the 1970s, a period he experienced as in thrall to the monumental and the minimal, Perry turned the other way, saying “all right then, I’ll make small, precious things.” Scanning the rich panorama of his work to date, the artist offered several more equally important insights into his methods, many of which served to qualify his gleefully contrarian countersuggestibility with powerful sources of direct inspiration and influence. Perry collects ART TALK: Grayson Perry’s “You American folk art, particularly Are Here,” 2011, a glazed ceramic quilts, and Afghan war rugs, and part of Labour and Wait, among many other things, is from the collection of Fotene and he’s constantly visiting Demoulas and Tom Cote. museums and galleries for new ideas.“I find something I like in a museum, and then I copy it,” he asserted several times. Of course that doesn’t mean that what he creates will look much like what he’s copying, but it does add a marvelous layer of art-historical resonance to what he’s doing. The longest description of the talk was devoted to a recent series of tapestries that are based on the Rake’s Progress paintings of William Hogarth. The Vanity of Small Differences — like Perry’s television series, In the Best Possible Taste — concerns the perennial importance of everyday aesthetics as a silent but powerful marker of social class. Combining the wit of an 18th-century poet with the eye for detail of a reality-television producer, Perry has created an idiom that’s mesmerizing, and all his own. He’s a satirist with a generous streak and an iconoclast with a vast affection for the object. He’s also an artist who demands, and rewards, one’s full attention, and at this talk, he got it.

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THE TIMELESS ALLURE OF THE MAGIC FLUTE DAVID BAZEMORE

Music Academy of the West Brings Acclaimed Opera to the Granada by Tom Jacobs

verybody loves The Magic Flute. It’s one of the most produced operas in the world and one of the most accessible, with magical effects, fairy-tale characters, and a soaring score that dazzles and delights. But what, exactly, is it about? “It’s a surprisingly complicated question,” said David Paul, who is directing the Music Academy of the West’s new production, which runs Friday night and Sunday afternoon in the Granada Theatre. “There are a lot of storylines, themes, and ideas in play.” Indeed, although it was written MAGIC MOZART: John Brancy will sing Papageno and Julie for a large audience (as opposed to Adams will sing Pamina in the Music Academy’s upcoming the cultured few), The Magic Flute production of The Magic Flute . is hardly a straightforward, easily digestible tale. Rather, composer W.A. Mozart and librettist Emanuel Schikaneder created period,” added Paul. “Many of the arias feel like stream the sort of allegory that can be (and has been) interpreted of consciousness, with the characters saying what they’re thinking. That’s very exciting for a performer, and we have in countless ways. “The inconsistencies that people attribute to the libretto an exceptionally talented cast.” are the very things that get children excited and make So what will this mythic world look like this time adults think,” said Warren Jones, who is conducting the around? production. “I’ve always felt that the best thing we can do “When I first saw the designs, what I was taken by was [as artists] is to get people to walk out thinking,‘What did the fact there is an amazing lack of straight lines,” Jones said. “There are a lot of curves. You don’t know what’s that mean? How does it relate to me?’” around the next corner. I love that because our paths selOkay, but … some hints, please? “It’s a comedy of healing, of bringing together, of prog- dom follow straight lines.” “One of the most challenging things about this opera, ress,” said Paul, who staged the Music Academy’s critically acclaimed production of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress from a design perspective, is that [almost all the action takes place] in the night,” Paul noted.“From the beginning last summer. “It is full of sincerity and full of laughter.” It’s also about the power of ritual. In an opera full of of the second act until the very end of the opera, they’re in vivid characters (including the evil Queen of the Night and underground trial chambers. the everyman Papageno), the central figures are Tamino “We’re trying to embrace in the design a journey toward and Pamina, young adults on the brink of maturity. To light. There is a path; there is a goal. We’re going to suggest deserve one another and the opportunity to assume posi- that visually. There are a lot of windows in this production. tions of prominence in their society, they go through a When you see a window, you hope that light will come.” series of trials in which they prove their commitment to a That journey toward the light is no less relevant today philosophy of enlightenment. than it was when the opera premiered in Vienna in 1791. Their journey closely reflects that of the Masonic order, “I’ve adapted the spoken dialogue into English, but I of which Mozart was a proud member. But don’t expect haven’t really changed anything,” Paul said. “I don’t think you need to contemporize it. this production to be full of overt Masonic symbolism. “We’re trying to create a magical world, but at the “It isn’t an opera written for Masons,” Paul noted. “You don’t have to know [about Masonic beliefs] to enjoy or same time, we’re trying to make the characters as threeunderstand it. It’s about the ideals of Masonry, such as dimensional and human as possible,” he added.“That’s the wisdom and learning and rational thought. reverse of what you often see: a very realistic production “It’s a spiritual opera, but it’s a different kind of spiri- but an archetypal presentation of the characters. We’re tuality than what most people practice,” he added. “The doing the opposite. We’re trying to create recognizably chorus has the most to say about this. There’s the idea that human, troubled, challenged characters who are trying to if you become a wiser, more rational person, that brings become better people.” you closer to the gods because you are more like the gods.” “Everyone in the opera is involved in learning,” added And how did Mozart portray that idea in music? Jones Jones. “That’s what spirituality is all about, as far as I can cites an example from the score. tell.” “The other night, we rehearsed one of the piece’s big The Magic Flute will be choruses,” he said. “You look at that music and there are performed on Friday, probably five chords that are used interchangeably, in August 2, at 7:30 p.m. and various progressions. It is almost stupidly, childishly simple Sunday, August 4, at 2:30 p.m. at the music. And yet it has the most amazing power! I’m just Granada Theatre (1214 State St.). For taken away by it every time I do it. For me, the simplicity ticket information, call 969-8787 or visit of it is a huge appeal of Mozart.” musicacademy.org. “He really broke a lot of operatic conventions of the

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In this highly acclaimed and award-winning play, women give a series of monologues on relationships, sex, violence against women and the perception of the vagina.

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“The Vagina Monologues is serious theater, a great play that also happens to be part of the feminist movement.” The ”actresses who have taken up the challenge at Center Stage are all equal to the very formidable material, which can still shake up an audience no matter how sophisticated or naïve they may be.” -Charles Donelan

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CLUBLAND: Katherine Bottoms (left) lines up a putt as Jon Koons (foreground), George Coe (back, left), Ann Guynn, Rodney Baker, and Kathy Marden look on in Circle Bar B’s The Fox on the Fairway .

Golf Apparel The Fox on the Fairway. At Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre, Saturday, July 27. Shows through September 8. Reviewed by Joseph Miller

ritics have given a mixed reception to Ken Ludwig’s 2010 farce about golf. But while the annals of theater will never mark a hole-in-one for the piece, compared to his great hits Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, it is equally wrong to say he has unwittingly landed his ball in the sand trap of cliché. The putt is intentional. Ludwig is too scratch a writer, too versed in Shakespeare and Sheridan to fall off the fairway accidently. You will find all of the timetested devices of farce — rapid pace; a wildly ricocheting plot; bawdy antics and innuendo; concealed identities; revolving door PLAID PANTS: Bottoms, Guynn, entrances and exits — updated and Koons model some vintage and dressed for the taproom of golf gear. a modern country club. The Fox on the Fairway is Ludwig’s homage to the English comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, and director Sean O’Shea and the actors of Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre capture that characteristic spirit of fun. An enthusiastic audience crowded the barn theater for this first Saturday performance of the six-week run, while the actors showed impressive form and timing, especially in light of the pace and complexity of the piece. The cast of six — all Circle Bar B veterans — included Jon Koons as Bingham, director of Quail Valley Country Club; Rodney Baker as Dickie, director of the rival club; Kathy Marden as Muriel, Bingham’s domineering wife; Anne Guynn as Pamela, Bingham’s assistant and former flame; George Coe as Justin; and Katherine Bottoms as Louise, his fiancée, both employees at Quail Valley. The central conceit of Fairway is an extravagant wager between the rival directors concerning their annual golf tournament. Koons excels as the suave yet desperately competitive Bingham, a performance that ties this piece together. Coe and Bottoms are well-matched as the absurdly manic lovers, whose mood swings determine Bingham’s fortune. While Ludwig admires dramatic architecture and aims for a neat resolution, the clubs don’t really slip back into the bag artfully. Nevertheless, the fun is not diminished by a few seams. Besides, in the words of Louise, “Golf is easy. The ■ first thing you do is buy clothes that don’t match.”

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RAIN DANCER: Anri Nakano performs her solo, “Just Be Imaginative.”

A Very Inclusive Engagement ADaPT Festival 2013. At Center Stage Theater, Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27. Reviewed by Elizabeth Schwyzer

n the art world, the curator practices a type of exclusivity: Rather than drawing together disparate works, she winnows it down to a few select pieces that best meet her exhibition criteria. That’s a fine model; it’s just not how the Kellys roll. Husband-and-wife team Misa and Stephen Kelly are the founders of A Dance and Physical Theater Festival — ADaPT Fest for short — an annual gathering of performance artists that’s built on the principle of inclusion, rather than exclusion. Now in its third year, ADaPT Fest had a two-night run at Center Stage Theater last weekend. Among the genres included were country line and tap dance, action painting and improvisation, physical theater, dance film, and Lindy hop. The artists came from California and New York, Japan and Slovenia. The program notes, like the lineup, were a rich pastiche of biographies and musings, guiding questions and artists’ manifestos. All this may sound like a recipe for a creative train wreck: a collision, rather than cohesion, of forms. Yet ADaPT’s wide-open approach led instead to synergistic resonance. How exactly that worked remains a mystery, though dancing may have something to do with it. Each program opened with a brief social-dance demonstration, after which audience members were invited onstage to learn the steps. Thus, many who would have remained passive witnesses took a risk and became active participants in an evening of theater. Risk and action: These were the emergent themes of ADaPT . From the gutsy, spontaneous improv sessions of female duo the Raving Jaynes to Misa Kelly and Joanna Nobbe’s vulnerable and riotously funny “Unzipped,” these artists bared themselves. A number of soloists commanded the stage, between them playing the full emotional scale from physical comedy to high drama. Group works touched on violence, celebration, sustainability, and creation. There were arabesques and in-turned feet, grunts and cackles, moments of great subtlety and plenty of full-throttle dancing. Whether artists were rolling across fields of boulders, smearing paint with their toes, juggling umbrellas, or slithering across the stage on their stomachs, they appeared at once fully engaged in the action, and aware of their context. This, in the end, is the purpose of ADaPT: a chance for artists to come together across styles, regions, and even cultures without changing or narrowing their work to suit external demands. ADaPT  began in Brooklyn and will travel to Los Angeles as part of its tour, but it’s not too late to catch the action in Santa Barbara. The festival closes out with an evening of experimental, cross-genre art this weekend at the Pescadrome, where risk and action will once again abound and the line between ■ audience and artist blurs. august 1, 2013

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LISTEN CLOSELY: Austin’s Balmorhea (from left: Aisha Burns, Kendall Clark, Michael Muller, Travis Chapman, Rob Lowe, and Dylan Rieck) bring their instrumental soundscapes to Muddy Waters this Friday.

hen it’s done well, music, like all art, can create a truly evocative experience. Just take Balmorhea. The sextet from Austin, Texas, led by founding members Rob Lowe and Michael Muller, creates the kind of big, moving instrumental music that we tend to associate with the post-rock movemen coustic folk and symphonic pop, Balmorhea’s (pronounced bal·more·ay) music is rich, layered, and, at times, genre-defying; it’s music that welcomes listeners, even as it asks them to draw their own conclusions. “The impression that a piece of artwork gives me is often the thing I’m intrigued by, more than the technical ability or the meaning or lesson behind it,” says Lowe. “It’s more about how it feels.” This Friday, August 2, Balmorhea heads to Muddy Waters Café in support of the band’s latest full-length, Stranger. Below, Lowe chats about art, music, the band’s early days, and that whole no-vocals thing.

You guys are currently a six-piece. How does the writing work out? Every album has been diﬀerent, some more collaborative than others. For the last one, Stranger, I took on the brunt of the songwriting. I started the majority of the ideas and would then bring them to

Do you feel like that separation informed a lot of the songs on the album? Definitely. We’ve been together for a long time now. We started the band in 2006. I was in college, and Michael was a lot younger, so a lot has changed for us. That [time] was a point where all of us decided to do our own thing a little bit. I think we all changed during that period, and I think that Stranger is pretty indicative of that change, at least for me. Your music tends to be very atmospheric. Does location impact the songwriting? For some stuff, definitely yes. At some moments there’s an image that will come to me that’s a very strong image, and sometimes that image is associated with a place or a location. On Constellations there are a handful of images, from my personal experience and from literature and my imagination, that kind of led me to want to make that record. That had to do with some images of the ocean and the sea at night time. And it wasn’t like we sat down and said,“We want to make an album about the sea at night.” There were specific things that sparked the emotional content behind that music.

I feel like a lot of that can be attributed to the fact that you’re not singing. Yeah. The good thing

is that our music is so undefined that people can attribute whatever they want to it, really. A lot of people have very strong feelings about what our music evokes in them, and they can differ from person to person. I think that’s what music just does to people in general, but because there are no lyrics, there’s nothing really telling you specifically what this piece of music is about. I think people are often left with impressions, and a lot of times those impressions are naturalistic because the music’s not electronic.

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What was Balmorhea like in its early days? It started very casually. We both had written pieces of music on our own; we each maybe had like five or six little pieces of music. I think originally it was just us trying to figure out where we stood as far as being able to make music together. It was pretty private, and we didn’t really show anybody for quite a while. Then we started playing and decided to start a band, even though neither of us had any clue how to do that. It was that way for about a year and a half. We made it ourselves, we released it ourselves, and we toured in some insanely weird places. We eventually decided we wanted to start doing something that was more than just two guitars, or a guitar and a piano, and that’s when we started playing with [violinist] Aisha [Burns]. From there it was just kind of a natural outgrowth from what we wanted to do. We had different members come and go during different periods of time, but it was always pretty natural.

What led you to take the helm for Stranger ? We were all living apart. I was living in a small town in West Texas; Michael was in Brooklyn; our cellist was living in Seattle; two of us were in Austin; our engineer who we work with was living in Chicago. We were really all over for about a year, so one day it just kind of dawned on me like, oh, shit — I’m going to have to write this record. So, a lot of it was a function of us just being so spread out at that time.

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Can you tell me a bit about how you and Michael met? Well, we knew each other in high school — we both went to the same camp — but we remet at University of Texas in Austin through Michael’s brother. … We connected over music. That was a big thing for our friendship. I grew up in a small town, and I didn’t have much of a conception of independent music — I can conﬁdently say I had no conception of it. Michael has always had a deep appetite for all types of music, so he introduced me to a lot of things that would become inﬂuential for me at that time in my life. Eventually that connection led us to start playing together.

the group. It’s worked in diﬀerent ways over the years, but Michael and I deﬁnitely steer the ship, so to speak.

Balmorhea plays Muddy Waters Café (508 E. Haley St.) on Friday, August 2, at 8 p.m. with House of Wolves. Call 966-9328 for info.

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Rock the Casa by Aly Comingore VIVA LA CANTINA: The close of July means one thing and one thing only to Santa Barbarians: the dawn of Fiesta season. Yes, starting this Wednesday, July 31, the annual celebration of all things Spanish and tequila-flavored officially kicks off at De la Guerra Plaza. Along with the tacos, cerveza, and an endless sea of confetti, 2013’s Fiesta is boasting an impressive lineup of live music performances, all slated to shake down at Casa de la Guerra’s Casa Cantina. Organized and curated by S.B. music-scene stalwarts New Noise Santa Barbara, the Viva La Music Stage will be lit up on Wednesday night with back-to-back performances by veritable Fiesta institution Spencer the Gardner and The Roosters. On Thursday, August 1, L.A.’s favorite Johnny Cash cover band, Cash’d Out, hits the stage. On Friday, you can catch sets from DJ Sparx and Rico DeLargo, as well as a set from Santa Barbara’s own Victor Vega & The Bomb. And on Saturday, August 3, Isla Vista party boys The Fire Department heat things up as the opening act for San Fran funksters Afrolicious. All performances start at 8 p.m. and are strictly 21+. For more info about the acts, or the Casa, visit newnoisesb.org. In case you missed it, you can also catch Spencer the Gardner at Red’s on Friday, August 2, at 8:30 p.m. for Fiesta in the Funk Zone. He’ll also reclaim his spot atop the De la Guerra Plaza main stage on Saturday, August 3, at 8:30 p.m. Elsewhere around town, S.B. roots staple Cornerstone plays a late-night Fiesta set at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club ( State St.) with Rian Basilio and The Roosters on Saturday, August 3, at 9 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. At Velvet Jones ( State St.), Fiesta fun starts Thursday, August 1, with a kickoff party hosted by DJ Johnny Blaze. And the mixes keep coming on Saturday, August 3, when Velvet will host English dubstep artist Jakwob. An electronic force in his own right, Jakwob occupies that super jammy divide between James Blake and Alt-J, whose remix work has been honored by BBC’s music guru, Zane Lowe. In other words, bring your dancing shoes. The show starts at 9 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com for info.

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o doubt, one or more dramatizations of the Trayvon Martin story are in the works or planning stages as we speak, given the hot-button-topic factor and the chilling reminder of the state of race relations in America. With any luck and artistic attention given, Martin’s story will be told with half the compassion, care, and subtlety of Fruitvale Station, which applies a postscript on the tragic and also racially charged killing of AfricanAmerican Oscar Grant III on New Year’s Day, 2009, in an Oakland BART station, by the bullet of a trigger-fingering BART officer’s gun. Writer/director Ryan Coogler has worked some kind of small miracle with his film, which manages to create a sizable, intimate portrait of the man we mostly know from fleeting media accounts, and all in the compact dramatic arc of a single day leading up to the tragedy (with a few well-placed flashbacks). Of course, in this story, we know how it ends, in the fateful skirmish and frantic mishap in the early morning hours of Fruitvale Station, and we get a reminder in the opening scenes and through one of the many actual eyewitness video clips of the nervous showdown. Zooming outward and inward from the public and courtroom-unveiled aspects of the story, Fruitvale Station pulls us deep into it and without shock tactics or overstatement (the overall strength of the acting talent, especially Michael B. Jordan as Oscar, helps greatly). Much of the film is laid out with touches of reality time, documentary-like rawness, with handheld camera and seemingly naturalistic scenes. But it is also a carefully plotted exploration of the life of our protagonist as he goes through a day, from bonding and playing with his beloved daughter and wife, planning a birthday dinner for his mother, and trying to get his grocery store job back, to stave off the necessity of

LAST DAYS: Michael B. Jordan ( The Wire , Friday Night Lights ), here with Ariana Neal, gives a stellar performance as Oscar Grant, the real-life shooting victim of a BART police officer, in Fruitvale Station. going back into the business of “selling trees.” Oscar is not an angel and has a pride and will to defend himself, but we sense his familial devotion and humanity through small encounters. Hints of the dark fate to come filter through the film/ day, from the sad fate of a stray, sweet dog randomly affected by circumstances beyond its control to recurring, ominous shots of the otherwise innocent BART train. Oscar’s cell-phone texts and autodialing appear on-screen, leading up to the citizen’s parade of cell-phone scrutiny over police aggression in the deadly hour. Fruitvale Station tells a poignant and emotional story of one young man making his way through and into his life, but caught in a violent moment connected to a much broader, harsher, and continuing saga of race in America.

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Sex Edutainment The To Do List. Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Bill Hader star in a film written and directed by Maggie Carey.

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verything you wanted to know about sex, and more, has pretty much been revealed and publicly explored through the medium of cinema, in ways coy and TMI-ish, metaphorical and nuts-and-bolts-y. How is it, then, that this perky little summer romp of a ﬁlm, The To Do List, seems to be tilling fresh soil in the realm of screen sex and the rite-of-passage genre? Of course, there is, at the core, the atypical perspective of sexual awakening through the experience of a self-determined female protagonist. But there is also something strangely new and bracing about the movie’s house blend of sexual frankness and follies in the “ﬁeld,” a deconstructionist demystifying of the leering, male-geared sexuality Hollywood deals with as a sturdy component of its business plan. Aubrey Plaza (of TV’s Parks and Recreation) is ideal in the role of Brandy Klark, played with a goofy dry wit and killer combination of self-knowing savvy and charming naïveté. She is a bright high school valedictorian from Boise, Idaho, circa 1993, whose graduation speech is sullied by a student shout-out of “virgin!” Not one to shy away from a challenge, she coolly determines to create a list of sexual experiences on the road to conquering said virginity — a checklist and a summer project. Hers is a to-do list where the “doing” takes on new meaning, as she navigates

COMING OF AGE: The To Do List stars Parks and Recreation ’s Aubrey Plaza as a virgin valedictorian who sets out to do every dirty deed in the book before heading off to college. between assorted male types — he who likes her (Johnny Simmons), the airheaded blonde hunk (Scott Porter), and the crass-tongued but loveable boss (Bill Hader, in a role weirdly similar to Sam Rockwell’s in The Way Way Back). First-time writer/director Maggie Carey has great, clever, and semi-feminist fun with the rite-of-passage game, toying with the clichés, push-button crassness, and hardwired preconceptions of the genre. This is the only ﬁlm I’ve ever seen, for instance, where our heroine makes the remark “let’s get to work, vagina.” The To Do List is a giddy pleasure trove and an occasionally sexy (while also ■ anti-sexy) summer romp to boot. augusT 1, 2013

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There is something oddly magnificent about this movie, from the opening scenes with a grizzly bear in an Alaskan forest to the final shots in a corporate jet with a re-purposed Logan (the Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman) sitting nervously across from his newfound sidekick, a cute Japanese slip of a samurai. In between are some of the more breathtaking set pieces in all of the nouveau superhero battles — atop a bullet train, against a giant robot, and in the midst of a strikingly weird attack with arrows and ropes. The film takes a little long to establish all this action, though, and you can’t really claim that it’s busy setting up Logan’s existential crisis, which is at the heart of this Asian excursion. Based on a beautiful 1980s comic book miniseries, the Wolverine (in this version) gets a taste of mortality as a perverse reward for saving a Japanese soldier from Nagasaki’s blast wave. (That part is stunning, too.) The best thing in the movie, though, is Svetlana Khodchenkova as the Viper; her poise and highcheekbone beauty make her seem more like a time traveler from 1940s Hollywood than a mutant. Her poison-spitting is formidable, though. Director James (Walk the Line) Mangold has never shown chops like these before, and the film offers constant visual surprises, but the series is, as always, plagued by its own hypocrisies. The Wolverine cleanly slices and dices a lot of people, yet there’s never any red showing. For all his mental anguish, there’s not much crying over spilt blood. (DJP) Arlington (2-D)/ Camino Real (3- D and 2-D)/ Metro 4 (3-D and 2-D)

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The son of Poseidon gathers his friends and sets oﬀ on a journey to ﬁnd the Golden Fleece and restore peace to his threatened home. Fiesta 5 (Opens Tue., Aug. 6)

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We’re the Millers (110 mins.; R: crude sexual content, pervasive language, drug material, brief graphic nudity)

A career pot dealer (Ed Helms) fabricates a fake family to help him move a large marijuana shipment from Mexico to the U.S. Camino Real/Metro 4 (Opens Tue. Aug. 6)

SCREENINGS Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (121 mins.; NR) Laura Archibald’s 2012 documentary examines the Greenwich Village music scene in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting singer/songwriters like Carly Simon and Kris Kristoﬀerson. Sun., Aug. 4, 4:30pm, Ojai Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai

✯ Monsters vs. Aliens (94 mins.; PG: sci-fi action, some crude humor, mild language)

A young girl is struck by a meteorite, transformed into a 50-foot monster, and locked up by the U.S. government, only to be released when an alien invasion becomes imminent. This tale of secret

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LOGAN’S RUN: The clawed crusader (Hugh Jackman) takes a trip to Japan and has a run-in with mortality in The Wolverine.

American monsters versus comically inept invaders packs plenty of gorgeous eﬀects. (DJP) Tue., Aug. 6, 10am, Paseo Nuevo

Notorious (101 mins.; NR) A woman (Ingrid Bergman) is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. Screens as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Alfred Hitchcock Nights: Eight Classic Films of Obsession, Mystery and Suspense ﬁlm series. Wed., Aug. 7, 7:30pm,

and learns quickly that some things never change. Camino Real/Metro 4

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✯ The Heat (117 mins.; R: pervasive language, strong crude content, some violence) An uptight FBI agent (Sandra Bullock) is paired with an impatient Boston cop (Melissa McCarthy) in order to take down a drug lord. The crackling — and occasionally warm and fuzzy — screen presence of the principals makes for several scenes worth bookmarking. (JW) Metro 4

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✯ A Hijacking (103 mins.; R: language) Slow Is Fast (74 mins.; NR) Dan Malloy’s latest documentary short chronicles his biking (and surﬁng) trip down the California coastline alongside Kanoa Zimmerman and Kellen Keene. Dinner is included with the price of admission. Wed., Aug. 7, 7:30pm, Full of Life Flatbread, 225 W. Bell St., Los Alamos

The crew of a Danish cargo ship is taken over by a group of Somali pirates. With its cool pacing and mostly music-free ambience of tense engagement, A Hijacking is one of the subtlest and most cliché-free entries in the “crime scenery” genre in years. (JW) Riviera

✯ Pacific Rim (131 mins.; PG-13: sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, brief language)

NOW SHOWING ✯ 20 Feet from Stardom (90 mins.; PG-13: some strong language, sexual material)

Morgan Neville directs this documentary about the life and struggles of pop music backup singers. Touches of genius dot this delight-packed documentary concerning the fate of those nearly invisible, often indispensable voices behind the stars. (DJP) Plaza de Oro

✯ The Conjuring (112 mins.; R: sequences of disturbing violence and terror)

Two paranormal investigators try to help a rural family that’s being terrorized by a dark presence. The Conjuring is exquisitely stylish (in a great retro fashion) and scary in the best sense; it’s truly the most excitingly crafted movie of this summer. (DJP)

Following a sea monster attack, humans deploy giant robots to fight back. Pacific Rim has what you want for summer fun in a movie theater, including hulking hardware and CGI whizbang, battling monsters, and vivid fight scenes. But there are also head games in the mix. (JW) Camino Real (2- D)/Fiesta 5 (2-D)

Red 2 (116 mins.; PG-13: pervasive action and violence, frenetic gunplay, some language, drug material)

A retired black-ops CIA agent (Bruce Willis) reunites with his team to try and track down a missing nuclear device. There are some great explosions and a few fun plot reversals, but the real highlight here is watching the surprisingly mercurial comic talent of John Malkovich. (DJP) Camino Real/Fiesta 5

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✯ Despicable Me 2 (98 mins.; PG: rude humor, mild action)

Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is recruited to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. Despicable Me  isn’t super-memorable and the 3-d eﬀects only dazzle in spurts, but it’s also clearly the most excellent of the cartoon epics that opened this benighted season. (DJP) Fairview (2-D)/ Fiesta 5 (2-D)

Grown Ups 2 (101 mins.; PG-13: crude and suggestive content, language, some male rear nudity)

Lenny (Adam Sandler) moves back to his hometown to be closer with his friends

Turbo (96 mins.; PG: some mild action, thematic elements)

A freak accident gives an average garden snail a chance at accomplishing his dream to win the Indy . Fairview (2-D)/Fiesta 5 (2-D)

✯ The Way Way Back (103 mins.; PG-13: thematic elements, language, some sexual content, brief drug material)

Fourteen-year-old Duncan befriends the manager of a water park during a particularly troublesome summer break. This refreshingly smart and subtle number is blissfully oﬀ to the left of the summer-ﬁlm formula, with its blend of coming-of-age angles, family dysfunction, and emotional/ existential riptides. (JW) Paseo Nuevo

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a&e | ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY WEEK OF AUGUST  ARIES (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): To add zest to mealtime, you might choose food that has been seasoned with red chili peppers, cumin, or other piquant flavors. Some chimpanzees have a similar inclination, which is why they like to snack on red fire ants. Judging from the astrological omens, I’m guessing you are currently in a phase when your attraction to spicy things is at a peak — not just for dinner but in other areas of your life, as well. I have a suggestion: Pursue rowdy fun with adventures that have metaphorical resemblances to red chili peppers, but stay away from those that are like red fire ants.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20): The 19th-century English artist John Constable specialized in painting landscapes. The countryside near his home especially excited him. He said, “The sound of water escaping from mill dams, willows, old rotten planks, slimy posts, and brickwork, I love such things. They made me a painter, and I am grateful.” Take a cue from Constable, Taurus. Spend quality time appreciating the simple scenes and earthy pleasures that nourish your creative spirit. Give your senses the joy of getting ﬁlled up with vivid impressions. Immerse yourself in experiences that thrill your animal intelligence.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): This is Grand Unification Week for you Geminis. If your left hand has been at war with your right hand, it’s a perfect moment to declare a truce. If your head and heart have not been seeing eye to eye, they are ready to find common ground and start conspiring together for your greater glory. Are there any rips or rifts in your life? You will generate good fortune for yourself if you get to work on healing them. Have you been alienated from an ally or at odds with a beloved dream or separated from a valuable resource? You have a lot of power to fix glitches like those.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22): In an episode of the TV show Twin Peaks, special agent Dale Cooper gives the following

advice to his colleague Harry: “I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don’t plan it, don’t wait for it, just let it happen.” Now I’m passing on this advice to you, Cancerian. It’s a perfect time for you to try out this fun game. You are in a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll be wise to intensify your commitment to self-care … and deepen your devotion to making yourself feel good … and increase your artistry at providing yourself with everything you need to thrive.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): Sergei Diaghilev was a Russian ballet impresario who founded Ballets Russes, one of the 20th century’s great ballet companies. At one point in his career he met French playwright Jean Cocteau. Diaghilev dared Cocteau to write a piece for a future Ballets Russes production. “Astonish me!” he said. It took seven years, but Cocteau met the challenge. He created Parade, a ballet that also featured music by Eric Satie and sets by Pablo Picasso. Now let’s pretend I’m Diaghilev and you’re Cocteau. Imagine that I’ve just told you, “Astonish me!” How will you respond? What surprising beauty will you come up with? What marvels will you unleash?

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): Since 1948, the chemical known as warfarin has been used as a pesticide to poison rats. Beginning in 1954, it also became a medicine prescribed to treat thrombosis and other blood ailments in humans. Is there anything in your own life that resembles warfarin? A person or an asset or an activity that can either be destructive or constructive, depending on the situation? The time will soon be right for you to employ that metaphorical version of warfarin in both capacities. Make sure you’re very clear about which is which.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): “My heart was a hysterical, unreliable organ,” wrote Vladimir Nabokov in his novel Lolita. We have all gone through phases when we could have uttered a similar statement. But I doubt that this is one

of those times for you, Libra. On the contrary. I suspect your heart is very smart right now — poised and lucid and gracious. In fact, I suggest you regard the messages coming from your heart as more trustworthy than any other part of you — wiser than your head and your gut and your genitals put together.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): The Holy Grail of skateboarding tricks is called the . To pull it oﬀ, a skateboarder has to do three complete 360-degree revolutions in midair and land cleanly. No one had ever pulled it oﬀ until 12-year-old Tom Schaar did it in 2012. Since then, two other teenage boys have managed the same feat. But I predict that a Scorpio skateboarder will break the record sometime soon, managing a , or three and a half full revolutions. Why? First, because your tribe is unusually geared to accomplish peak performances right now. And second, you have a knack for doing complex maneuvers that require a lot of concentration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): Can you think of ways that you have been colonized? Have any powerful institutions ﬁlled up your brain with ideas and desires that aren’t in alignment with your highest values? For instance, has your imagination gotten imprinted with conditioning that makes you worry that your body’s not beautiful enough or your bank account’s not big enough or your style isn’t cool enough? If so, Sagittarius, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to get uncolonized. There has rarely been a better time than now to purge any brainwashing that puts you at odds with your deepest self.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): An old Chinese poem tells us that “the true measure of a mountain’s greatness is not its height but whether it is charming enough to attract dragons.”You and I know there are no such things as dragons, so we can’t take this literally. But what if we treat it as we might a fairy tale? I suggest we draw a metaphorical meaning from it and apply it to your life. Let’s say that

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you shouldn’t be impressed with how big and strong anything is; you shouldn’t give your mojo to people or institutions simply because they have worldly power. Rather, you will be best served by aligning yourself with what’s mysterious and fabulous. You’re more likely to have fun and generate good fortune for yourself by seeking out stories that appeal to your soul instead of your ego.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): The questions you have been asking aren’t terrible. But they could be formulated better. They might be framed in such a way as to encourage life to give you crisp insights you can really use rather than what you’ve been getting lately, which are fuzzy conjectures that are only partially relevant. Would you like some inspiration? See if any of these inquiries help hone your spirit of inquiry. () What kind of teacher or teaching do you need the most right now? () What part of you is too tame, and what can you do about it? () What could you do to make yourself even more attractive and interesting to people than you already are? () What is the pain that potentially has the most power to awaken your dormant intelligence?

PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): “There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.” So says Ishmael, the hero of Herman Melville’s 19th-century novel Moby Dick. He is ostensibly referring to whale hunting, which is his job, but some modern critics suggest he’s also talking about the art of storytelling. I suspect his statement applies to a certain enterprise you are currently engaged in, as well. Can you wrap your mind and heart around the phrase “careful disorderliness,” Pisces? I hope so, because I think it’s the true method. Here are some other terms to describe it: benevolent chaos; strategic messiness; purposeful improvisation; playful experiments. Homework: Compose a love spell to get more of the intimate connection you want, but without manipulating anyone’s free will. Tell me about it at Freewillastrology.com.

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YEN CHING 2840 De La Vina St. 682‑ 7191 7 days/wk M‑Sun 11a‑9p, ALL YOU CAN EAT Buffet: Lunch M‑F 11‑2 Sat & Sun Lunch 11‑2:30, Dinner Buffet 5:10‑8:30 incl all you can eat steak, shrimp & crab legs‑ Discounts for kids. Owner /Chef Joe Tzeng‑ Master Chef 25+yrs serving tradi‑ tional Mandarin & Szechuan delica‑ cies. All day take out‑ FREE delivery after 5pm

Coffee Houses SB COFFEE Roasting Company 321 Motor Way SB 962‑5213– NOW WITH FREE WI‑FI! Santa Barbara’s premiere coffee roasting company since 1989. Come in for the freshest most delicious cup of coffee ever and watch us roast the best coffee in town at our historic Old Town loca‑ tion ‑ Corner of State & Gutierrez. Gift baskets, mail order & corporate gifts avail. sbcoffee.com.

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PETIT VALENTIEN, 1114 STATE ST. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Open M‑F 11:30‑ 3pm (lunch). M‑Sat 5pm‑Close (dinner). Sun $24 four course prefix dinner. In La Arcada Plaza, Chef Robert Dixon presents classic French comfort food at affordable cost in this cozy gem of a restaurant. Petit Valentien offers a wide array of meat and seafood entrees along with extensive small plates and a wine list specializing in amazing quality at arguably the best price in town. A warm romantic atmosphere makes the perfect date spot. Comfortable locale for dinner parties, or even just a relaxing glass of wine. Reservations are recommended. RENAUD’S PATISSERIE & Bistro, 3315 State St. in Loreto Plaza, 569‑2400 & 1324 State St. Ste N 892‑2800 $$ M ‑ Sat 7‑ 5, Sun 7‑3 & M‑Sun 7‑ 3 Wide selection of wholesome French pastries. Breakfast & lunch menu is composed of egg dishes, sandwiches & salads repre‑ senting Renaud’s favorites. Our Brewed coffees & teas are proudly 100% Organic.

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Irish DARGAN’S IRISH Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. (next to lot 10) SB, 568‑0702. $$. Open 7 days 11:30a‑ Close (Food ‘til 10p, 11p on Sat/Sun). AE MC V Disc. Authentic Irish food & atmosphere in downtown SB. Specialties from Ireland include Seafood & Meat dishes. Informal, relaxed pub‑style atmosphere. Live music Thursday nights. Children welcome. Avail. for private parties. Pool & Darts.

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ALDO’S ITALIAN Restaurant 1031 State St. 963‑6687. $$ Open 7 days. Lunch & Dinner. V MC AE DC DV. Local SB favorite for over 25 years offers fast, friendly service in the heart of downtown. Dine outdoors in our heated courtyard. Enjoy new homestyle cui‑ sine like Chicken Parmigiana or Fresh Fish specials in a comfortable, romantic atmosphere. Vegan & Gluten‑ Free Pasta and Salad Options available. Wine & Beer. Full menu at: www.sbaldos.com

Japanese KYOTO, 3232 State St, 687‑1252.$$. Open 7days M‑F 11:30a‑2p; Sat Noon‑ 2:30p Lunch; Sun‑Thur 5‑10p Dinner, Fri‑Sat 5p‑10:30p.Complete Sushi Bar. Steak & Seafood Specials! Sashimi, Teriyaki, original Japanese appetizers & Combination Boat Dinner. SB’s only TATAMI Rooms reservations suggested. Beer, Wine & Sake.Take Out. Birthday customers get FREE tempura ice cream & photo on our website! KyotoSB.com

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CIELITO RESTAURANT 1114 State St. 805‑965‑4770. Open Tue‑Sun, Lunch 11:30‑2:30, Happy Hour 4‑6, Dinner starts at 5. Mexican and Latin American inspired cuisine showcasing the best local ingredients from land and sea. Start with a fresh and flavorful selection from the Raw Bar and explore the bold and sophisticated flavors of Chef Ramon Velazquez’s ceviches, anto‑ jitos (small cravings) and entrées. Patio seating, a spectacular dining room, lunch, happy hour and dinner.

HOLDREN’S 512 State St. 965‑3363 Lunch & Dinner Daily. Featuring $20 Prime Rib Wednesdays‑ USDA 12 oz Prime MidWestern corn‑fed beef char‑ broiled over mesquite; or try from our selections of the freshest seafood. We offer extensive wine & martini lists & look forward to making your dining experience superb! Reservations avail.

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RODNEY’S STEAKHOUSE, 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort 805‑884‑8581 Open for dinner 5:30pm‑10pm. Reservations recommended. A classic steakhouse at the beach with bold & beautiful décor. Featuring USDA prime‑grade steaks, fresh seafood, baked lobster & nightly chef specials. Incredible desserts. Full cocktail bar special‑ izes in 15 distinctive martinis.Wine cellar with Santa Barbara County & California best vintages by‑ the‑glass www.rodneyssteakhouse.com

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NATURAL CAFE, 508 State St., 5 blocks from beach. 962‑9494 Goleta‑ 5892 Hollister 692‑2363. 361 Hitchcock Way 563‑1163 $. Open for lunch & din‑ ner 7 days. A local favorite for dinner. Voted “Best Lunch in Santa Barbara” “Best Health Food Restaurant” “Best Veggie Burger” “Best Sidewalk Cafe Patio” “Best Fish Taco” all in the Independent Reader’s Poll. Daily Specials, Char‑Broiled Chicken, Fresh Fish, Homemade Soups, Hearty Salads, Healthy Sandwiches, Juice Bar, Microbrews, Local Wines, and the Best Patio on State St. 9 locations serving the Central Coast. www.thenaturalcafe.com SOJOURNER CAFÉ, 134 E. Canon Perdido 965‑7922. Open 11‑11 Th‑Sat; 11a‑10:30p Sun‑Wed. SB’s natural foods landmark since 1978 Daily soups & chef’s specials, hearty stews, fresh local fish, organic chicken dishes,salads & sandwiches & award winning dessert . Espresso bar, beer, wine, smoothies, shakes & fresh juices sojournercafe.com

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Tatomer Meeresboden Grüner Veltliner Santa Barbara County 2012 This Austrian grape was the sommelier star a few years back, but New World interpretations, such as this lean but flavor‑packed packed version by Santa Barbara’s Islay Street resident Graham Tatomer, are returning grüners to the spotlight. In coming years, the Meeresboden — which means roughly “ocean soils,” a reference to the sandy, former seabed spots where the grape excels on the Central Coast — will be a county blend from different vineyards, but 2012 is all from the Sebastiano Vineyard on the eastern fringe of the Sta. Rita Hills. It’s got minerality, citrus, and a touch of grass going on, bringing a lot more to the table than a lot of the racy and sparse grüners found at the same price. It’s one of many intriguing wines offered at Les Marchands upcoming August 10 futures tasting in the Funk Zone. See tatomerwines.com and lesmarchandswine.com for tickets.

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YOUR PLACE Restaurant, 22 N. Milpas St., 966‑5151, 965‑9397. $$. Open Mon 4‑9:45pm Tues‑Thurs & Sun 11:30a‑9:45p, Fri/Sat 11:30a‑10:30p. V MC AE. Your Place ‑ The One & Only. Voted “BEST THAI FOOD” for 26 years by Independent and The Weekly read‑ ers, making us a Living Legend! Lunch & dinner specials daily. Fresh seafood & tasty vegetarian dishes. Santa Barbara Restaurant Guide selected us as the Best Thai Restaurant for exceptional dining reflected by food quality, service & ambiance.

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BANGKOK PALACE 2829 De la Vina St. 687‑1828 $$ Open M‑F 11a‑9p Sat 5‑9p Fine Thai Cuisine in an intimate authentic setting. $15min.+ $3 fee for deliveries. Beer/Wine/Sake.AX/Disc/VC/ MC.WI‑FI www.BangkokPalace.co

over 23 years same location. We are Santa Barbara’s premier wine retailer, offering a wide variety of local and imported wines. Our diverse assort‑ ment of wine comes from the world’s finest vineyards with prices starting around $9. View our full inventory @ www.renegadewines.com. We store your wine. 3000sq feet of temp. con‑ trolled wine lockers; 8 case lockers‑300 case rooms. Off‑street parking. 2 blocks from State St. (2nd driveway @ 126 E. Haley) Monthly tastings & private tast‑ ings available. We ship wine. Keep in touch: Facebook, Google+, Twitter

BABCOCK WINERY & VINEYARDS. 5175 HWY 246 Sta. Rita Hills. 805‑736‑ 1455 Open 10:30‑5 p.m. daily. For 30 years Bryan Babcock has been honing his craft. Venture into beautiful wine country and savor his extraordi‑ extraordi nary collection of highly expressive sin‑ sin gle‑vineyard Pinot Noirs rarely offered outside of the winery. Sample highly acclaimed Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. Cabernet and Syrah sourced from warmer SB Co. locales are voluptuous. Taste wine and shop for eclectic gifts in a newly ren‑ ovated, vintage inspired atmosphere. www.babcockwinery.com SANTA BARBARA Winery, 202 Anacapa St. 963‑3633. Open 7 days, 10a‑5p, small charge for extensive tast‑ ing list. 2 blocks from both State St & the beach. This venerable winery is the county’s oldest‑ est.1962, and offers many internationally acclaimed wines from their Lafond Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills. Try some of Winemaker Bruce McGuire’s small production bot‑ tling.www.sbwinery.com WHITCRAFT WINERY, 36 S. Calle Cesar Chavez 730‑1680. Family owned & operated. Specialist in Pinot Noir .Est. 1985. In Sideways! 1 block from beach. Tastings Fri/Sat/Sun 12‑4 & by appt. www.whitcraftwinery.com

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by JOHN DICKSON

Elephant Bar to Close After 30 Years

JOHN DICKSON

called the Elephant Bar ( Firestone Rd., Goleta), and they told me that they are closing August 18. I asked what the reason was, and the receptionist told me it was because the Elephant Bar could not agree to terms of a new lease with their landlord. Local media have reported that the restaurant is closing for possibly diﬀerent reasons and include the quote from Elephant Bar CEO Robert Holden: “The ﬁnancial loss this location has experienced during the past several years makes this decision necessary from a business point of view.” Thanks to readers Anonymous, Primetime, and Marcia for the tips.

opened at  Anacapa Street in downtown Santa Barbara, upstairs at Antioch University.

KILLER SHRIMP OPENS: On July 27, after a oneweek delay from the originally scheduled launch date, the Marina del Rey eatery Killer Shrimp opened a second location in Santa Barbara at  State Street, the former home of Sharkeez. They brought in chefs and staﬀ from the Marina del Rey location to help with the transition. Hours are 11:30 a.m.- midnight SundayWednesday, and 11:30 a.m. - 1 a.m. Thursday-Saturday. Happy Hours are 3 p.m. - midnight daily in the bar and 10 p.m. - midnight daily in the dining room. For more information call 284-9262 or visit killershrimp.com.

that Full of Life Flatbread, based in Los Alamos, will be opening a second location downtown, next to the new Santa Barbara Public Market on Victoria Street at Chapala. SPEAKING OF BREAD: The Crazy

Good Bread Company has also been added to the list of business opening in or around the new Santa Barbara Public Market at Victoria and Chapala streets. MAN VS. MOLLUSK: Doug Fresh (left) swallowed 85 oysters shucked by Brandon Worrell in 10 minutes at the Canary Hotel’s ﬁrst annual Shuck ’n Swallow competition on July 28.

restaurant inside the Canary Hotel ( W. Carrillo St.), hosted its ﬁrst annual Shuck ’n Swallow competition, sponsored by the Santa Monica Seafood Company, where teams raced to see who could shuck and swallow the most oysters. Participants included Finch & Fork, Arlington Tavern, Blush, Brewhouse, Enterprise Fish Company, and Hungry Cat. The team I was judging, Brandon Worrell (head chef,“the shucker”) and Doug Fresh (line cook, “the swallower”) from Blush restaurant ( State St.), took top honors with 85 oysters shucked and swallowed within 10 minutes. PRESSED JUICERY OPENS: Four months after open-

ing at  Coast Village Road in Montecito, Pressed Juicery has opened a second South Coast location at  State Street, nestled between Cold Stone Creamery and Natural Café. Founding partners Hayden Slater, Carly Brien, and Hedi Gores say,“While the beneﬁts of juicing are endless, we aim to cut through the confusion and condescension of so many health trends and get to the point: Our bodies require vital nutrients to function at their optimal levels. Pressed Juicery provides a convenient way to meet those requirements.” For more information, call 845-7962 or visit pressedjuicery.com.

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FULL OF LIFE FLATBREAD COMING TO TOWN: Reader Steven let me know

BLUSH WINS: On Sunday, July 28, the Finch & Fork

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SIZZLING UPDATE: The Sizzler

Restaurant at  Hollister Avenue in Goleta closed last December. Reader Primetime tells me that he is hearing there may have been a lease signed on the Sizzler location, though he does not know who the tenant will be.

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Dan: “Hi John, I wanted to let you know that Taco Bell is taking the Enchirito oﬀ the menu. This iconic item is going to the graveyard.” Reader SL says the Enchirito is being replaced by a souped-up version called the Smothered Burrito. I hear that if a customer orders a Combo Burrito with extra, extra, extra red sauce, the local Taco Bell team will ask you if you want the old Enchirito, and make it just the way you like it at the Combo Burrito price, which is about the same.

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I’LL TAKE 500 CASES OF WINE TO GO, PLEASE:

Ken Boxer, owner of Palazzio restaurant at  State Street, tells me that he has about 500 cases (six threeliter boxes to a case) of Hardy’s Shiraz and Hardy’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 vintage cooking wine to get rid of. He is trying to clear out his storage area and wanted to see if there were any restaurant owners interested in purchasing boxed red cooking wine at a “ridiculous below-cost price.” Each case is a total of 18 liters of wine and he is selling for $20 per case. Contact Ken via email at palazzio@palazzio.com.

John Dickson’s reporting can be found every day online at SantaBarbara.com. Send tips to info@SantaBarbara.com.

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Legals FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Select SBA Funding, Mortgage Source, A. Casebier Company at 120 Santa Ynez Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Alan Casebier This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 05, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2009‑0002734. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Isla Vista Neighborhood Clinic at 970 Embarcadero Del Mar Isla Vista, CA 93117; Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Emma Mayer, CFO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2009‑ 0001364. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Eastside Family Dental Clinic at 923 N. Milpas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics 970 Embarcadero Del Mar Isla Vista, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Emma Mayer, CFO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2009‑0001365. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Eastside Neighborhood Clinc at 915 N. Milpas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics 970 Embarcadero Del Mar Isla Vista CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Emma Mayer, CFO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2009‑0001362. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Westside Neighborhood Clinc at 628 W. Micheltorna St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Emma Mayer, CFO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2009‑0001363. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013.

Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Ynez Loan & Jewelry 1050 Edison Street Suite A Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Santa Ynez Trading Post, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by Limited Liability Company Signed: Adam H. Miller This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 02, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Hernandez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002131. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Treasure Trunk 907 S. Kellogg Ave. Goleta, CA 93117; Justin Aguirre 435 Carlo Dr. Goleta, 93117 This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Justin Aguirre This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 28, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002115. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mac’s Solar 162 Vista Del Mar Santa Barbara, 93109; McRae’s Solar, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Michael J. McRae/President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002138. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Brush Goats 4 Hire 625 West Highway 246 Buellton, 93427; Lorraine Argo (same address) Ian Newsam (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Ian Newsam This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002068. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Yogibogeybox 1830 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, 93101; Matthew Adam Cook (same address) James Lee Roy Volker 4280 Calle Real Spc 46 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by Joint Venture Signed: Matthew Cook This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002078. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as:Santa Barbara Therapetutic Deep Tissue Massage 162 Vista Del Mar Santa Barbara, 93109; Lindsay E. Jones 274 Brentwood Way Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Lindsay Jones This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002084. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Mulitimax Services 1219 East De La Guerra Street Santa Barbara, 93103; Karl Schiffmann (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed:Karl Schiffmann This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 03, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002146. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kentucky Apartments 1224 Coast Village Circle, Suite 11 Santa Barbara,CA 93108; 25 West, LLC (same address) Kirk Avenue, LP 1215 De La Vina Suite H Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by Joint Venture Signed: Wayne G. Sigmens This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002012. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Baselinehealth. net/Fit Again Fitness 1625 State Street Suite 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Robert P. Mathis MD (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Robert P. Mathis MD This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 05, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002156. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ironwood Landscapes 150 Arboleda Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Kyle Matthew McCune (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Kyle McCune This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 05, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002155. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Villa 618 Anacapa Street Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Villa Winebar, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by Limited Liability Company Signed: Gabi Larkins This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 03, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002142. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Imperial 320 South Kellogg Avenue #D Goleta 93117; Dawn Marie O’Brien 1817 Mountain Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Dawn O’Brien This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 20, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002022. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Mobile Spa 133 East De La Guerra Street #297 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Mary Jeanne Ernst 920 W. Victoria Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed:Mary Jeanne Ernst This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 08, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002161. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Two Sisters Party Rental And Carpret Cleaning And Mobile Service 601 San Pascual Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Guadalupe Acosta (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Gudadalupe Acosta This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 01, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002123. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Basic Bookkeeping 5020 Calle Sonia Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Laura Perry (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Laura Perry This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002071. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: La Maria MHP 1701 South Thornburg Street Santa Maria, CA 93458; Brian Wynne 927 Deep Valley Drive Suite 200 Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274; Donald Wynne (same address) Theodore (same address) This business is conducted by General Partnership Signed: Brian Wynne This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 24, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002060. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dorman PSI 717 E Grand Avenue, Suite A Arroyo Grande, CA 93420; Dorman Project Services, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 18, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002001. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Just Chuck It 1740 Glen Oaks Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Charles Wadsworth Hill (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Charles W. Hill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 06, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0001877. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: High Noon Vintage 6474 Stage Coach Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Samantha A. Schwan (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed:Samantha Schwan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 21, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002048. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: W Collaborations 35 Industrial Way Buellton, CA 93427; BWSC, LLC 795 Folsom Street 1 St Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 This business is conducted by Limited Liability Company Signed: Alexander Oxman This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002087. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coffee Cat 1201 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Barbarian Coffee, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: David W. Fritzen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 08, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002162. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Soulstream Ministries at 1317 Gillespie Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Unity Rising (same address) This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Kristin Powel This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 10, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002190. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Flying Bike Banner 132 Harbor Way Santa Barbara, CA 93101; John Scott Fenner (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: John Fenner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 03, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002147. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pacific Crest Motel at 433 Corona Del Mar Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Patrick Smyth 921 Cheltenham Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Patrick P. Smyth This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 09, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002181. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Argent Lights 1201 Alta Vista Road Apt 202 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Martin Lertora (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Martin Lertora This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 08, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002163. Published: July 11, 18, 25. Aug 01 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB Handy Works 418 E Micheltorena Street Apt 2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Peter Louis Bonner (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Peter L Bonner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 09, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002176. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Maya Qma, Maya Quincy Mcalpin Adams, Mqmcaa Designs, Mqmcaa Designs at 2800 Painted Cave Road Santa Barbara, 93105; Maya Adams Polli (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Maya Polli This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 08, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑0002167. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sparkle Cleaning Service at 2400 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Marisela Silva Lopez (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Marisela Lopez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 16, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002242. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is/are doing business as: State Street Auto Detail at 4067 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Sierra Bravo Enterprises, LLC 4460 Foothill Road Carpinteria, CA 93013 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Sierra Calso This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 09, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2012‑ 0003335. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tanks Clothing 802 W. Mission St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; William Smariga (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: William Smariga This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 01, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002126. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Yoga To You at 4082 Via Zorro #A Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Julie Anne Clyde (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Julie Clyde This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 16, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002235. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Plum Loco Publishing at 316 W Anapamu Street #11 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Eric Bernard Ederer (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Eric Ederer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 18, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002272. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Norwich Press at 950 Arcady Road Montecito, CA 93108; Linda Ochiltree (same address) Stuart Ochiltree (same address) This business is conducted by Married Couple Signed: Stuart Ochiltree This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002223. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Willowcreek Landscape Advice at 5510 Armitos Avenue #13 Goleta, CA 93117; John Scheidemen (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: John Scheidemen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002288. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Personalized Recovery at 5623 West Camino Cielo Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Michelle Davis (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Michelle Davis This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002067. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sabora Cellars at 650 Juanita Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Robert E Hurlbett (same address) Sara Weber (same address) This business is conducted by A Married Couple Signed: Robert E. Hurlbett This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 18, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002271. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Aqua Nail Bar & Boutique at 3455 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Arturo Cordova 10 Canon Drive Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Claudia Cordova This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002211. Published: July 18, 25. Aug 01, 08 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Goleta Valley Medical Pharmacy at 334 South Patterson Avenue, Suite 110 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Joseph Deherrera Allen 6502 Camino Venturosa Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Joseph Allen Deherrera This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 18, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002275. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dream Investments at 3911 Via Laguna Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Jessica Delgado 9640 Oracle Oak Place Salinas, CA 93907; Linda Ford 7620 Dowdy Street Gilroy, CA 95020; Christine Kerr 9640 Oracle Oak Place Salinas, CA 93907; Rosanne Masi Marquis 3911 Via Laguna 3911 Via Laguna Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Karen Ann Masi 21 Park Ave Petaluma, CA 94952; Marianne Masi 508 1/2 Baker Street Petaluma, CA 94952; Sara Schroeder 3911 Via Laguna Santa Barbara CA 93110 This business is conducted by General Partnership Signed: Rosanne Masi Marquis This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 16, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002243. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: San Andreas Hardware at 635 Micheltorena Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Katherine Bazarganan 1514 Veronica Place Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Sean T. Guzman (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Katherine Bazarganan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 17, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Danille Gomez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002248. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Nailspa at 4419 Hollister Ave #A Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Thang Dan Luu (same address) This business is conducted by A Married Couple Signed: Thang Luu This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 02, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002129. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Monique Fay.com at 535 E. Sola Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Rejuvena Institute, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Monique Fay, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 16, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002241. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cooper Communications at 940 Tremonto Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Renee M. Cooper (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Renee Cooper This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 22, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002307. Published: July 25. Aug 01, 08, 15 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AT Speed Press at 410 Palm Avenue Unit A4 Carpinteria, CA 93013; Jesse L Alexander 226 East Junipero Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Jesse L Alexander This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2013‑0002285. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Avelina Wine Company at 131 Anacapa Street Suite C Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Avelina Wine Company 120 Presidential Way Suite 300 Woburn, MA 01801 This business is conducted by Limited Liability Company Signed: Christian Garvin This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 24, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2013‑0002341. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jose F Almanza Landscaping & Maintenance at 30 Winchester Cyn Road #8 Goleta, CA 93117; Jose F Almanza (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Jose F Almanza This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 18, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2013‑0002270. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Nina De Creeft Ward (Artist) Nina Ward (Artist) at 3075 Calle Mariposa Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Rosa Mariana De Creeft (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Rosa Mariana De Creeft This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 29, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002384. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Animal Eye Care, Animal Eye Clinic, Eye Clinics For Animals, Eye Vet For Animals, Eye Vets For Pets, www.eyevets. com, Animal Eye Care Clinic, Eye Care For Animals, Eye Vet Clinic, Eye Vet For Pets, The Animal Eye Clinic, Animal Eye Care Clinics, Eye Clinic For Animals, Eye Vet Clinics, Eye Vets For Animals, www. eyevet.com at 1221 Avenida Acaso Suite B Camarillo, CA 93012 This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Thomas P. Grant This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 10, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002186. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cal Coast Doors, Goleta Valley Communication Center, Cal Coast Lock & Safe, Goleta Valley Lock & Safe Co., Cal Coast Locksmiths, Goleta Valley Locksmiths at 272 South Orange Ave. Suite #1 Goleta, CA 93117‑3622 This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Michael S. Young This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 29, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002383. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Parking Service at 5058 San Julio Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Faith Bulger (same address) Maximo Gonzalez (same address) Mark Singson (same address) This business is conducted by Copartners Signed: Mark Singson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 22, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2013‑0002308. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Buena Design Services, Buena Fabrication, Buena Tile & Stone, Buena Tile + Stone, Buena, Buena Tile And Stone at 518 E Haley Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Anacapa Distribution 1717 Palma Drive Ventura, CA 93003 This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: Cheryl George This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 01, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzales. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002119. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KOA Swimwear at 1444 Jesusita Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Kristen Elias (same address) Nicole Elias (same address) This business is conducted by General Partnership Signed: Nicole Elias This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 23, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002320. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Art Walk For Kids/Adults at 835 Puente Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Kerrie Kilpatrick‑ Weinberg (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Kerrie Kilpatrick‑Weinberg This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 24, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002343. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Holton Group at 510 Castillo St. #320 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Parris Construction, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by Corporation Signed: W.S. Parris This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 25, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2013‑0002367. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Bride, Santa Barbara Events, Santa Barbara Wedding Guide, Santa Barbara Wedding Style, Santabarbarawedding.com at 2528 Orella Street, Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Liane Rose Duffy (same address) This business is conducted by Individual Signed: Liane R. Duffy This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 17, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. FBN Number: 2013‑ 0002258. Published: Aug 01, 08, 15, 22 2013.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ANDREW MITCHELL SANCHEZ ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1417430 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: ANDREW MITCHELL SANCHEZ TO: ANDREW MITCHELL HOSTLER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 14, 2013 9:30am, Dept 6, 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated July 03, 2013. by Terri Chavez; Deputy Clerk for James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. July 11, 18, 25. Aug 1 2013. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF STEFAN ALEXIS LAWRENCE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1417369 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: STEFAN ALEXIS LAWRENCE TO: STEFAN ALEXIS HEARST THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 14, 2013 9:30am, Dept 6, 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated July 02, 2013. by Terri Chavez; Deputy Clerk for James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. July 11, 18, 25. Aug 1 2013. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF KAREN MARIE CALHOUN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1417571 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: KAREN MARIE CALHOUN TO: KAREN CALHOUN CALZAGO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 21, 2013 9:30am, Dept 6, 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated July 03, 2013. by Terri Chavez; Deputy Clerk for James E. Herman, Judge of

the Superior Court. Published. July 11, 18, 25. Aug 1 2013. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THEIL LOUISE SHELTON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1417407 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: THEIL LOUISE SHELTON TO: THEIL LOUISE MORGAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 07, 2013 9:30am, Dept 6, 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated July 03, 2013. by Terri Chavez; Deputy Clerk for James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. July 11, 18, 25. Aug 1 2013. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF HERLINDA PALMA ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1417591 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: HERLINDA PALMA TO: LINDA PALMA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 21, 2013 9:30am, Dept 6, 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated July 03, 2013. by Terri Chavez; Deputy Clerk for James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. July 25. Aug 1, 8, 15 2013.

Summons SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): MONIKA PETROCZY; DOES 1 to 10 Inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CREDIT UNION NOTICE! You have been sued.The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff a letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.There may be a court form that you can use your for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

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Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. CASE NO:1417516 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es) Superior Court of CA County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Small Claims Division The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Brian N. Winn (SBN 86779) Laura M. Hoalst (SBN 101082) John E. Gordon (SBN 180053) Stephen S. Zeller (SBN 265664) Casey M. Jensen (SBN 263593) THE LAW OFFICES KINGSTON, MARTINEZ & HOGAN, LLP 1300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Bruce W. Hogan (Bar #SBN66206) (805) 963‑9585 File No: 11‑14399‑0‑CV9‑JPG (1910‑00) (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): DATE: Jan 11, 2012. Gary M. Blair, Executive Officer, By Nancy Spicer, Deputy (Delegado) Published July 11, 18, 25. Aug 1 2013. SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): CHRIS VALDEZ, an Individual YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): BENJAMIN TATMAN, an Individual NOTICE! You have been sued.The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff a letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.There may be a court form that you can use your for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada

telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. CASE NO:1416088 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es) Santa Barbara Superior Court 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Alan Fenton 311 W. Montecito Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Law Offices of Alan Fenton (805) 568‑1800 (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): DATE: Mar 13, 2013. Gary M. Blair, Executive Officer, By Renee Bradley, Deputy Clerk (Delegado) Published July 25. Aug 1, 8, 15 2013. SECOND AMENDED SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): 1403120 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): KRISTIN NUNEZ, an individual, TOWN & COUNTRY EVENT RENTALS, INC., a California Corporation, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS, INC., a California Corporation NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la

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Trustee Notice NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 12‑0051594 Title Order No. 12‑ 0091237 APN No. 003‑161‑17 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/03/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by DUNCAN WESTLEY, AN UNMARRIED MAN AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 90% INTEREST, AND AUTUMN G ELLING, A SINGLE WOMAN AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 10% INTEREST, AS TENANTS IN COMMON, dated 10/03/2005 and recorded 10/12/2005, as Instrument No. 2005‑ 0098987, in Book N/A, Page N/A, of Official Records in the office of

the County Recorder of Santa Barbara County, State of California, will sell on 09/04/2013 at 9:00AM, Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Carrillo Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1275 VALLECITO RD, CARPINTERIA, CA, 930131435. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $828,289.64. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1‑ 800‑281‑8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case 12‑0051594. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. DATED: 09/13/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6‑914‑ 01‑94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281‑ 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.166753 7/25, 8/01, 8/08/2013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. CA‑MBT‑ 13013879 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/20/2012. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one

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or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714‑ 730‑2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap. com, using the file number assigned to this case . CA‑MBT‑ 13013879. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. On August 21, 2013, at 01:00 PM, AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 ANACAPA STREET, in the City of SANTA BARBARA, County of SANTA BARBARA, State of CALIFORNIA, PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by MANUEL S. JIMENEZ AND ALICIA JIMENEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY, as Trustors, recorded on 5/4/2012, as Instrument No. 2012‑ 0028788, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SANTA BARBARA County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Property is being sold “as is™ where is”. TAX PARCEL NO. 001‑101‑047 From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 6858 CASITAS PASS ROAD, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $9,586,706.68. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 714‑730‑2727 or www.lpsasap.com Dated: 7/26/2013 PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC. AS TRUSTEE 5900 Canoga Avenue, Suite 220 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 (818) 591‑9237 By: Georgina Rodriguez, Trustee Sales Officer A‑ 4404823 08/01/2013, 08/08/2013, 08/15/2013

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CARPINTERIA 3+ acres, biking distance to beach. Avocado trees w/ income history. Oaks, mtn views.

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SANTA BARBARA 1BD/1BA downtown

VENTURA Excellent downtown Ventura

SANTA BARBARA Custom up-

location. 2BD/2.5BA condo, 2-car garage, close to beach, restaurants & shopping.

dated 3BD/2BA mfd home. Amazing open kitchen, baths, details, value.

GOLETA #81 Quality updated 2BD/2BA MFD home. Roomy kitchen, skylights and garden.

SANTA BARBARA 7,449 sq ft Class A

urban oasis. Unique interior courtyard w/ gourmet kitchen, jacuzzi tub and more!

$479,000 GTprop.com/829SalsipuedesD

$399,000 GTprop.com/128SantaClara20

$329,000 GTprop.com/340OldMill257

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$2.75 NNN GTprop.com/1111Chapala

362 POR LA MAR CIRCLE

133 POR LA MAR CIRCLE

Santa Barbara’s best value in real estate. SANTA BARBARA Best unit in “El

SANTA BARBARA 2nd floor unit

Escorial Villas.” 3rd floor 2BD/2BA, ocean views & 2 car garage.

w/ mountain views. Comes furnished. Close to tennis courts & picnic area.

Upon Request GTProp.com/362PorLaMar

Upon Request GTprop.com/133PorLaMar

DRE# 01477382

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penthouse offices w/ 13 parking spaces, 3 conference rooms, balconies & more!

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2000 State Street, Santa Barbara

805.899.1100